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  • The world’s largest solar panel mural . Daily Edition • July 30, 2025 SUPPORTED BY How does a tree change over 10 years? The better question might be, how does it stay the same? Photographer Yvan Bédard spent a decade capturing the same elm in Neuville, Canada, starting in 2014 when he snapped a pic of the tree in front of a bright full moon. “In the following years, I went back to this tree to make other photographs because I liked its direction toward the rising sun and weather conditions such as morning fog,” he told…Read more

  • Why are some people left-handed? Daily Edition • April 6, 2024 SUPPORTED BY This is a tip for those who are longing for the days of the flip phone, or perhaps even the good ol’ landline: Apple has an iOS setting that can “dumb down” your smartphone or tablet. The setting, Assistive Access, pares your device down to the basics — it displays a bare-bones home screen with five simplified apps: calls, camera, messages, music, and photos. Assistive Access was initially designed for people with cognitive disabilities, but as The...
  • Hope for seasonal allergy sufferers Daily Edition • April 5, 2024 SUPPORTED BY A comet dubbed the “Mother of Dragons” is currently visible in the night sky, a rare opportunity for stargazers. Its name, a reference to Game of Thrones, comes from its role as a “parent” to the Kappa Draconids meteor shower, per the European Space Agency. The ESA said early April — i.e. right now — is the best time to spot it from the Northern Hemisphere. “The comet will be visible in clear dark skies above the western horizon during the hours...
  • The US cities with the cleanest air Daily Edition • April 4, 2024 SUPPORTED BY We reported on Washington, D.C.’s famed cherry blossoms hitting their peak bloom last month, but the nation’s capital isn’t the only hotspot for these springtime trees. They’re of course abundant in Japan, where they’ve been carefully cultivated and celebrated for centuries, but the plants’ pretty pink flowers can also be found everywhere from Paris to Athens, London, Vancouver, and more. See some photos of this year’s bloom around the globe. Must...
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