- Tree made famous by Beatles is up for award
. Daily Edition • July 22, 2025 SUPPORTED BY If theme parties get you jazzed, then this exercise group might be for you. In Portland, Oregon, an indoor mall walking club called “Food Court 5000” meets once a week for a 1980s-themed workout — complete with neon windbreakers, leg warmers, and high ponytails. In addition to providing the physical benefits of a brisk walk, the group is accessible year-round (no rain delays when you’re in the mall) and incorporates elements of nostalgia and…Read more
- New regulation will curb pollution — and hopefully cancer
Daily Edition • April 10, 2024 SUPPORTED BY You’ve heard of dystopias and utopias, but what about protopias? A protopia is a positive, realistic vision of the future — the opposite of a dystopia, and a step down from a utopia, which is impossibly idealized. Activist and philanthropist Kathryn Murdoch thinks we need to be seeing more media content demonstrating how we can achieve a better tomorrow, which is why she executive-produced a new PBS show, A Brief History of the Future, that aims to...
- The human brain is getting bigger
Daily Edition • April 9, 2024 SUPPORTED BY It’s no secret that the U.S. housing market is tough right now, especially for first-time buyers. But there are some spots across the country where homeownership is easier to achieve, according to a new ranking from Zillow. The company used four metrics — rent affordability, available inventory, ratio of affordable for-sale inventory to renter households, and the share of households ages 29-43 — to come up with a list of the 10 best markets for...
- It’s eclipse day!
Daily Edition • April 8, 2024 SUPPORTED BY It’s total solar eclipse day! For months we’ve been inundated with news and information about today’s celestial event — and for good reason: On average, a total solar eclipse can be seen from any given point on the planet only once every 375 years. And the path of totality for this one is crossing through quite a few U.S. states. If you’re one of the lucky ones in that path (or you’re traveling to it) check out a guide to capturing photos of the...