- Boo! Spooky US ghost towns
Editors’ Picks • October 29, 2025 With Halloween around the corner, we thought we’d play on the spooky theme and add a little history to the mix for today’s Editors’ Picks. Across the country, thousands of formerly bustling towns that were abandoned after their heydays still stand in near-perfect condition — serving as eerie time capsules to eras past. We rounded up 10 of these fascinating ghost towns for you to explore with us, and the photos and videos may have you booking a cross-country…Read more
- Discovered: a thriving Arctic ecosystem
Daily Edition • March 26, 2025 SUPPORTED BY In some of the nicest news of 2025 so far, beloved Big Bear bald eagles Jackie and Shadow had two chicks successfully hatch and live this month. Now, the organization that runs the live cam of the duo’s nest, Friends of Big Bear Valley, is seeking the public’s help in naming the baby birds. Those interested can donate $5 for one name entry, $10 for three name entries, or $25 for 10 name entries. Once the entries close Friday, the nonprofit will...
- Golden Gate Bridge’s lifesaving installation
Daily Edition • March 25, 2025 SUPPORTED BY We regularly share trending baby names, but just like middle children, middle names tend to get left out of the conversation. No longer: Nameberry recently released its list of middle name trends for 2025. The site noted that while middle names “were once an afterthought,” many parents now use the monikers as opportunities to be creative. “Parents are willing to be a little — sometimes a lot — braver with their children’s middle names than first...
- Calling all cat parents
Daily Edition • March 24, 2025 SUPPORTED BY Regardless of how your March Madness bracket is doing, we can all appreciate March Migration Madness, courtesy of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. The agency posted a mesmerizing “goose ASMR” video of the birds flying over the DeSoto and Boyer Chute National Wildlife Refuges in Iowa. “It’s the kind of migration moment that makes you forget whatever you were worrying about and just stare in awe,” the Instagram caption reads. Click here to stare in...