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20 Tiny Changes You Can Make in Your Home to Make Life Simpler

by Joshua Becker “The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak.” —Hans Hofmann Have incredible...

Days-old hippo 'Bumpy' given second chance at wildlife sanctuary: 'He sleeps most soundly when cuddled'

Bumpy the hippo was spared from a deadly encounter by his mother. Now he has a new adopted family that includes rescued buffalos, elephants, and more.

How to Speak Forest

“The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing that stands in the way,” William Blake wrote in his most...

Couple Fosters 59 Dogs in Retirement: ‘We love to get them out of the kennels’

Meet the British couple who spent the last 15 years fostering 59 dogs—with no plans of stopping. While working from home and designing...

Good News in History September 30

163 years ago, George Bizet’s famous opera Les Pêcheurs de Perles, The Pearl Fishermen, debuted at the Théâtre Lyrique in Paris. Set in ancient...

Do Not Spare Yourself: An Antidote to Feeling Like You Are Waiting to Start Living

The only thing more dangerous than wanting to save another person — a dangerous desire too often mistaken for love — is wanting to save yourself,...

A forgotten 30-year forest experiment just delivered a huge surprise

A 30-year forestry experiment in Australia found that heavily thinned mountain ash forests grew unusually large trees while recovering enough...

James Baldwin’s Advice on Writing

"Talent is insignificant. I know a lot of talented ruins. Beyond talent lie all the usual words: discipline, love, luck, but most of all, endurance."

EV Sales Surged In The UK This September

My colleague José Pontes did a masterful report on the status of electric car sales in Europe last week. The news was all good, but I wanted to...

How Do You Know That You Love Somebody? Philosopher Martha Nussbaum’s Incompleteness Theorem of the Heart’s Truth, from Plato to Proust

"The alternations between love and its denial, suffering and denial of suffering … constitute the most essential and ubiquitous structural feature...

Gaia Alari’s Lilting Animations are Drawn Frame by Frame

Meandering botanical forms, gestural dancing, and sweeping birds converge into fluid loops. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become...

Tomás Saraceno Returns to the Past to Envision a More Just Future

In Munich, Saraceno's ecological and collaborative projects take center stage for a sweeping presentation titled 'Ancestral Futures.' Do stories...

How Cover Crops Can Support Sustainable Rice Farming

Sustainable management practices can enhance food system sustainability and keep rice paddy fields healthy. The post How Cover Crops Can Support...

These Are the 7 Vitamins Every Woman Age 40 (and Beyond!) Needs to Support Healthy Aging, According to Dietitians

Getting nutrients from whole foods is always ideal, but sometimes supplements can help.

Monumental Sculptures by Sharif Bey Meditate on Identity and Objecthood in ‘Homecoming’

Calm yet imposing figures evoke the Benin Bronzes, ceremonial masking traditions, and the Moai stones of Easter Island. Do stories and artists...

Q&A: An Earth-like planet with two suns?

A nearby star system with two suns could potentially support an Earth-sized planet in a region where liquid water could exist, according to a new...

I Tried Lululemon’s Viral Yoga Mat for a Month—but Does It Live Up to the Hype?

I put the mat’s grip, cushioning, and support to the test in my yoga classes—and was surprised by the results.

Shivon Zilis Says Her Relationship With Elon Musk Ended Without Warning. An Expert Sees a Larger Pattern

The Neuralink executive shared private messages between her and Musk on X in an announcement of their split.

Cowboys' Lamb returns home, wows with 17-catch day: Means 'everything'

CeeDee Lamb returned to Houston and caught 17 passes for 189 yards, including the game-winning, 12-yard touchdown with 40 seconds to go, as a...

Cat Accidentally Thrown Away With a Couch Is Rescued From Landfill and Reunited With His Family

At Designer Brandon Blackwood’s Fashionable Brooklyn Town House, the Renovation Was a Family Affair

The fashion and accessory designer’s mother served as contractor on the project—and even included a skylight as a surprise for her son

25 years after 9/11, experts say Americans have a shocking ability to reconnect after trauma

Amid tremendous hardship and loss, people reach for connection and find strength in community, experts say.

Every Sunday, These Arunachal Villages Sort Waste Into 22 Types Before It Ever Leaves Their Homes

Every Sunday in Zemithang, Arunachal Pradesh, families gather the waste they have collected through the week and bring it out for sorting. By...