- Big plans for David Bowie’s childhood home
Daily Edition • January 20, 2026 SUPPORTED BY Ready to get your Johnny Appleseed on? A free video game developed by researchers at the University of Vermont called Race Against Rot simulates what it’s like to be a small-scale apple farmer balancing turning a profit with providing affordable food to community members. For an accompanying study, participating players could earn $1 in real money for every $40,000 in fake orchard profits — but most people sacrificed the cash in favor of “feeding”…Read more
- Sending hugs
Daily Edition • January 13, 2026 SUPPORTED BY There are still two more weekends of NFL before we know which teams will be duking it out at Super Bowl LX, but the competitors for the 2026 Puppy Bowl are all set. A record 15 dogs with special needs will take the field for the adoption event on Sunday, Feb. 8. Meet the adorable pups and learn when to tune in. Must Reads Mississippi schools soared from 49th in the country on national tests to the top 10 — here’s what changed A hefty health habit...
- California’s climate win
Daily Edition • January 12, 2026 SUPPORTED BY New year, new wildlife cam. In Gaylord, Michigan, there’s a herd of 60 elk — one of the largest wild herds in the U.S., per Popular Science — and now you can watch them going about their days thanks to a livestream run by the town’s tourism bureau. Come for the elk, stay for the bucolic Midwestern winter landscape. Must Reads And the Golden Globe winners are … The case for alfresco conference calls Environment Climate Win: California Is...
- How to protect your privacy
Sunday Edition • January 11, 2026 SUPPORTED BY If you’re the type who loves debating whether the movie was better than the book, you may want to add a few titles to your reading list (assuming they’re not already on your shelf). The coming months will bring a number of page-to-screen adaptations, including the 1847 classic Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë and the 2021 sci-fi thriller Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir. Check out some of the others. — the Nice News team Featured Story Ways to...