- For a happier relationship, order takeout
Daily Edition • January 10, 2026 SUPPORTED BY It’s time to train your brain. The New York Times kicked off 2026 with a five-day brain health challenge — a series of tasks to complete with science to back ’em up. Yesterday was the fifth day, so now you can see the challenge in its entirety, and hopefully recruit some friends to complete it with you (and keep you accountable). Must Reads Learning cursive is these middle schoolers’ idea of a good time Meet London’s very own “chief bat whisperer”…Read more
- Spooky deep-sea discoveries
. Daily Edition • October 9, 2025 SUPPORTED BY In a podcast episode last month, we shared all about the Great Canadian Treasure Hunt. And now, any Americans feeling left out can take part in a new, U.S.-based treasure opportunity. Organized by an auction house called Stack’s Bowers Galleries in celebration of its 90th anniversary, the hunt is taking place in four cities (New York, Boston, Philadelphia, and Miami), with certificates for rare coins and banknotes hidden in each locale. Learn how...
- Today’s Pick: A very furry field trip
Editors’ Picks • October 8, 2025 Today’s story is a bit of a tearjerker if you’re a pet lover, in a good way. Across the country, animal shelters are implementing programs that allow caring people to take dogs and cats on “field trips.” These rendezvous can last a couple hours or the entire weekend, and they benefit both our four-legged friends and the people chaperoning them — most profoundly, by helping the animals find their forever homes. Learn how the programs work and how to get...
- Cancer care win
. Daily Edition • October 8, 2025 SUPPORTED BY If you’re intimidated by meditating, you might benefit from the concept of mini-mediatations — particularly as a tool for finding moments of peace during the workday. “I think there’s a stigma around it, that you have to be in complete silence, and you have to have some room setup, or do some chanting, or some serious breathing,” wellness coach Michelle Beyer told the Associated Press. “There’s one-minute meditations you can do to make yourself...