- A first-of-its-kind village for dementia patients
Daily Edition • February 19, 2026 SUPPORTED BY There are three cultural observations overlapping this week — a rare convergence that gives us the opportunity to learn about them all. Both Lunar New Year, the Chinese spring festival, and Ramadan, the Muslim holy month, began on Tuesday. And Lent, the 40-day preparation for Easter in many Christian faiths, started yesterday with Ash Wednesday. Learn more about each of these, including how they’re similar. Must Reads A feel-good story about a…Read more
- Buon appetito, Olympians
Daily Edition • February 12, 2026 SUPPORTED BY Welcome to the latest wellness-related TikTok trend: dark showering. It’s exactly as it sounds — showering in low light in the evenings as a way to relax and signal to the body that it’s almost time to sleep. There isn’t a ton of science on the viral practice, but experts say it can’t hurt to try. “Relaxing bedtime rituals are a vital part of our ability to fall asleep into restful slumber,” sleep scientist Rebecca Robbins told Today, adding, “If...
- Today’s Pick: It’s National Inventors’ Day 💡
Editors’ Picks • February 11, 2026 If you despise washing dishes by hand, there’s someone you should thank: Josephine Cochrane, the 19th-century socialite who shared your disdain for the chore and did something about it — invented the dishwasher. Today is National Inventors’ Day, designated by President Ronald Reagan in 1983 as an annual celebration of ingenuity and innovation. In honor of the occasion, we highlighted three lesser-known inventors, including Cochrane, whose revolutionary...
- Coffee may curb dementia risk, study finds
Daily Edition • February 11, 2026 SUPPORTED BY It’s chick season at Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge! The world’s largest albatross colony is celebrating the arrival of hundreds of thousands of Laysan and black-footed albatross babies. The chicks will fledge in the summer, but in the meantime are being cared for by their parents — one stays behind with the youngin while the other forages for food. Check out some adorable footage of one of the chicks being tended to, courtesy of the U.S....