- How clean is airplane air, really?
Daily Edition • December 5, 2025 SUPPORTED BY If you’ve ever volunteered for a food bank, animal shelter, trash cleanup event, or any other cause, you know about the rush of positive emotions that comes with doing a kind deed. So why does doing good feel so good? It mostly comes down to community. “When we feel grateful for all we have, that motivates us to do good things for other people who have helped us, and also to do good things for new people,” psychologist Sarah Schnitker recently…Read more
- How do hummingbirds fly for so long?
Sunday Edition • August 3, 2025 SUPPORTED BY The best affogatos are found in Italy, but if a European vacay isn’t on the books this summer, pulling over at any old American highway rest stop will do. That’s according to travel aficionado and host of PBS’ Places to Love Samantha Brown, who recently went viral for her on-the-go method of making the dessert. For those unfamiliar, affogato is hot espresso poured over a scoop of vanilla gelato. In a video captioned “My gift to the world,” Brown...
- How “Japanese walking” improves health
. Daily Edition • August 2, 2025 SUPPORTED BY It’s become a cultural phenomenon of sorts for Americans to return from a European vacation claiming that the food — specifically the bread — makes them feel better, physically, than the grub back home. But does the claim have any real credibility? The New York Times compiled five theories as to why the bread across the pond may sit differently. Must Reads Journaling can transform your life — here’s advice on how to make it a daily practice One of...
- New bill supports human call center reps
Daily Edition • August 1, 2025 SUPPORTED BY Calling all e-readers — did you know there are a few ways to get free (or heavily discounted) books downloaded to your Kindle or other device? You can nab open source titles from Project Gutenberg, access your local library via Libby, take advantage of Amazon’s “Stuff Your Kindle” days, and more. Check out a guide to e-reading for cheap. Nice News Today There’s a lot of chatter about all the different ways to keep our bodies healthy over time, but...