- An expert’s advice on reconciliation
Sunday Edition • June 22, 2025 SUPPORTED BY Everyone is giddy over the official start of summer — and by “everyone,” we mean humans and mosquitoes. The insects are out in droves this time of year, and South Carolina’s Congaree National Park has a fun way of helping visitors prepare. The park is home to at least 20 mosquito species (shudder), and some days are worse than others, so officials set the wooden “Skeeter Meter” to one of its six levels to let guests know the forecast. As for the…Read more
- This robot builds kids’ emotional resilience
Wake up to good news. Supported By Wednesday • January 10, 2024 Many might associate mice and other rodents with filth, but one rather neat mouse in Wales is defying that stereotype. Wildlife photographer Rodney Holbrook came upon his “Welsh Tidy Mouse” after noticing that some items in his shed were being moved around and organized overnight. He set up a night vision camera, and discovered that a mouse had been doing the cleanup. “Ninety-nine times out of 100 the mouse will tidy up...
- 100-year-old 2024 predictions
Wake up to good news. Supported By Tuesday • January 9, 2024 If, less than two weeks into January, you’re seeing your 2024 goals already slipping away, don’t lose hope. You can still achieve everything you want to, even if you’re getting off to a slow start, writes Allison Aubrey for NPR’s Morning Edition. Her recommendations include refining your goals, bringing friends into the fold to help you, and Nice News’ personal favorite, aiming for optimism. “There’s a strong link between optimism...
- One of the top 50 unsolvable codes has been cracked
Wake up to good news. Supported By Monday • January 8, 2024 Are you getting enough rest? For many of us, the answer to that question is “I wish.” Some misconceptions about which activities are actually restful may be contributing to that response, and understanding them could help give your brain a much-needed break. Alex Soojung-Kim Pang, author of Rest: Why You Get More Done When You Work Less, explained to The Washington Post: “The most restorative kinds of rest — the things that recharge...