- The year’s predicted dining trends
Daily Edition • January 3, 2026 SUPPORTED BY You’ve likely never thought to ask the question: How big is a red blood cell in comparison to a lion’s mane jellyfish? But thanks to a nifty site called Size of Life, you can easily visualize the answer. The tool from programmer Neal Agarwal allows you to choose from a list of organisms, from a teeny-tiny DNA strand to a hulking blue whale, and compare their sizes. It’s a fun way to spend a few moments while enjoying your morning coffee — play…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...