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Home Sweet Home: Unusual Houses Across the World

What does “home” mean to you? For some, it’s a place to spend time with loved ones while making family recipes, celebrating holidays, and putting children’s artwork on refrigerators. For others, it isn’t a physical location at all, but rather a feeling, person, or memory. And looking at the list of houses below, it’s clear […]

two women walk their dogs and communicate. Dogs are friends

Dogs Need Friends, Too: How Socializing Can Positively Affect Your Pup’s Health

Dogs are man’s best friend, but it turns out they need their own furry friends, too. A recent study conducted as part of the Dog Aging Project found that a canine’s social support network has the greatest influence on health outcomes, surpassing factors such as finances, household stability, and the age of the owner. The […]

City view of beautiful Medellin Colombia

A Colombian Neighborhood Was Ranked the Coolest in the World — Check Out the Top 10 List

How hip is your zip? Time Out recently released its sixth annual ranking of the coolest neighborhoods in the world. The publication polled over 12,000 people to compile a shortlist, then worked with city editors and local experts to narrow the selections down, creating a final ranking by considering factors like community and social ventures, […]

Female traveler at the train station waiting for her train.

Start Packing: 16 Essential Travel Accessories That Will Elevate Your Next Trip

Recommendations are independently selected by our team but may result in a commission to Nice News which helps keep our content free. A whopping 45,000 flights either take off or land every single day in the United States, for a grand total of around 2.9 million passengers in the air during each 24-hour period. Whether […]

In 93-Degree Water, the Endangered Devils Hole Pupfish Keep Swimming

In a geothermal cave in Nevada, the endangered Devils Hole pupfish is embodying a certain cartoon relative’s mantra: “Just keep swimming.” The fish species has not only endured in the ostensibly forbidding environment it became trapped in thousands of years ago, but has also recently been increasing in number. Small, silvery-blue, and iridescent, the species […]

Cross-Country Biker Who Rode in Memory of Friend Lost to Pancreatic Cancer Was “Overwhelmed by People’s Kindness”

When Rob Belcher and Scott Thayer met in the sixth grade, they bonded over fishing, bike riding, and hockey — particularly a shared love for the Boston Bruins — and were close friends from that moment on. Decades of friendship later, Thayer learned he had pancreatic cancer and died at age 62 in May 2022, […]

Scene of the harbor of the island with some small boats moored. Livadia, the port and main village of Tilos island with the whitewashed traditional architecture houses and the beach with the crystal clear sea water. Telos is a small Greek Mediterranean island in the Aegean Sea part of the Dodecanese islands with a population of 780 inhabitants near the Turkish coast. In late 2018 Tilos became the first island in the Mediterranean to run exclusively on wind and solar power, a green self-sufficient island, an initiative funded by the EU for green energy from renewable sources protecting the natural environment. Tilos island, Greece on November 17, 2021 (Photo by Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

How the Tiny Greek Isle of Tilos Became the World’s First Zero-Waste Island

Unlike Corfu or Santorini, Tilos likely hasn’t popped up in your social media feed. But the tiny Greek municipality in the Aegean Sea has made a big name for itself: It’s the world’s first zero-waste island. Tilos accomplished this monumental feat in early July after two years of efforts by local authorities and community members, […]

Humans Could Live Underwater by 2027 in This Sleek Subsea Habitat: Go Inside

The ocean covers around 70% of the Earth’s surface and hosts more life than anywhere else on the planet — but 95% of it has yet to be explored. A team of U.K.-based engineers and researchers want to change that with the launch of an ambitious initiative to establish a permanent human presence beneath the […]

Why Lauren Miller and Seth Rogen’s Alzheimer’s Charity Leads With Levity — And Wants You to Protect Your Brain

Alzheimer’s can be a devastating disease, and it’s one that touches so many: More than 6 million Americans may be living with the neurological condition. So it might seem unnatural to approach it with comedy, but for Seth Rogen and wife Lauren Miller Rogen, it’s the only way they know how. “It’s kind of just […]

A Newly Discovered Parkinson’s Trigger Could Open Doors for Prevention, Earlier Treatment

A recent study is challenging long held beliefs about Parkinson’s disease, and the findings could lead to new and improved avenues of treatment. The widely accepted explanation for what causes the disease is the degeneration of dopaminergic neurons, the main source of dopamine in the central nervous system. Found in the midbrain, they […]

Traditional Thanksgiving or Friendsgiving holiday celebration party. Flat-lay of friends or family feasting at Thanksgiving Day festive table with turkey, pumpkin pie, roasted seasonal vegetables and fruit, top view.

Our Favorite Thanksgiving Products to Host the Most Memorable Gathering, From Party Games to Decor

When it comes to holidays, Thanksgiving has it all. In one wonderful day, we get the opportunity to practice gratitude, enjoy delicious food, and gather with the people we love. If you’re hosting the feast on Nov. 23, you’re likely already in the planning stages: picking out party games and deciding whether to go traditional […]

“They’re Our Neighbors”: Social Entrepreneur Aims to Shift Public Perception of Homelessness in America

What comes to mind when you hear the word neighbor? For most Americans, it’s the person who occupies the apartment next door or the house across the sheet. Conversely, the individuals outside our homes, those who don’t have shelter of their own, may not even register as belonging to our communities — as being, in […]