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. Daily Edition • November 10, 2025 SUPPORTED BY Painter Bob Ross was famously enamored with “happy little trees,” and that legacy is living on through annual 5K races hosted by state departments of natural resources across the country. The Happy Little 5Ks, held on or around Earth Day in April, raise money for tree planting initiatives in state parks. It started in Michigan, and has since expanded to Florida, Oregon, and beyond, so be sure to check if there’s one near you. If the thought of…Read more
- Midwest city ranked No. 1 place to retire
Daily Edition • November 8, 2025 SUPPORTED BY Caterpillars deserve a soft place to land when they fall from trees, don’t you think? Well, you can help make that happen with a bit of thoughtful landscaping. “Caterpillars drop from the tree and they pupate in the ground. And how we landscape under those trees determines whether or not those caterpillars will survive,” entomologist Doug Tallamy told the Associated Press. Tallamy suggested avoiding raking leaves under trees as a start, and then...
- A long-lost diamond, found
Daily Edition • November 7, 2025 SUPPORTED BY This one is for the DIYers out there, and those who aspire to be DIYers. Wirecutter writer Tim Heffernan recently composed a thorough guide to a home project that can be harder than it looks: painting furniture. If you don’t have something around the house that you’ve been eyeing for a paint job, Heffernan recommends practicing on a piece from a secondhand store, like a picture frame or stool (but ideally you wouldn’t start with an old chair —...
- 100 years of high kicks
Daily Edition • November 6, 2025 SUPPORTED BY After daylight saving time ended Sunday, you may have found yourself thinking more than usual about clocks — making sure not just that your microwave and alarm are properly calibrated, but also your body clock. “Your body is filled with clocks,” chronobiologist Emily Manoogian told NPR, continuing, “Every cell in your body that has DNA has a molecular clock that keeps its own time.” So how do we make sure everything is aligned? Here are three...