- Swap doomscrolling for ocean exploring
Daily Edition • October 18, 2025 SUPPORTED BY We’re all guilty of telling friends we want to get together to “catch up,” only to never follow up on that promise. But forgetting to schedule plans amid our busy lives doesn’t have to spell the end of a friendship — and in fact, it shouldn’t. “When it comes to social connection, we underestimate just how happy it makes us, just how much value it brings,” psychologist Marisa Franco explained to the BBC. Here are some tips for maintaining close…Read more
- New research on ‘exercise snacks’
. Daily Edition • October 13, 2025 SUPPORTED BY This October marks the 40th Breast Cancer Awareness Month — and today is Breast Cancer Awareness Day. These designations are more than just pink ribbons; they’re critical fund- and awareness-raising opportunities, and we’re happy to report that much has changed for the better since the first observance in 1985. Breast cancer death rates have been steadily falling since the late ’80s, and five-year survival rates steadily increasing. Learn more...
- A bittersweet challenge
Sunday Edition • October 12, 2025 SUPPORTED BY We’ve all witnessed — or experienced firsthand — how holidays send some people into creative frenzies, and such was the case for two Texas neighbors who started a viral showdown over their Halloween decorations. It started with a playful sign reading “Is that all you got?” after a 12-foot skeleton appeared in one family’s yard, and evolved into a good-natured competition chronicled on social media. “They’re such great people, and I can already...
- How Roman emperors made an Irish exit
. Daily Edition • October 11, 2025 SUPPORTED BY Two comets discovered just this year are poised to grace the night sky within the next few weeks. Named C/2025 R2 (SWAN) and C/2025 A6 (Lemmon), these celestial objects are making close approaches to Earth — close enough that they may be visible to the naked eye. Read a guide to spotting SWAN and Lemmon. Must Reads Just weeks after announcing her retirement, Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt — the longtime chaplain for Loyola Chicago’s men’s...