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  • What workout matches your personality? Sunday Edition • July 20, 2025 SUPPORTED BY Pickles have been getting a lot of press lately, popping up as flavor options for chips, beer, and even popsicles. And there may be some actual health benefits to at least one of these culinary experiments: pickle lemonade. According to registered dietician Maura Donovan, the trendy beverage may be a good choice for staying hydrated in the heat. “Pickle juice or brine can be beneficial for hydration because it contains sodium, comparable to some…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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