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. Daily Edition • August 15, 2026 SUPPORTED BY If your life has gotten so busy that it no longer includes space for the things you value most, it might be high time for a time audit. The concept, recently outlined in NPR by psychotherapist Niro Feliciano, involves listing out the people and activities that are most important to you, and then taking stock of how much time you’re actually dedicating to them in your day-to-day. From there, you can work on making more time for the essentials....

Popular Picks • July 31, 2026 Need a positivity boost? You’re in luck: We’ve rounded up some of Nice News’ most popular articles for you to dig into today. Happy reading! — the Nice News team Today’s Pick undefined/ iStock The 3 Types of Empathy and How to Increase Them in Your Relationships From about the age of 3 onward, the typical human has the capacity to experience the emotional state of another person. That capacity is called empathy, and it’s critical to our well-being — both as...

. Daily Edition • August 14, 2026 SUPPORTED BY What’s the song of the summer? The one that, whenever you hear it going forward, will bring you back to what you were up to in June through September of 2026. Stereogum asked readers to submit their picks and published the 10 most cited tunes. The verdict: When Madonna releases new music in the summer, she’s pretty much guaranteed to top any list — “Danceteria” was ranked No. 1. See the other nine. Must Reads Bakeries, hair salons, and spas...

. Daily Edition • August 13, 2026 SUPPORTED BY Do you know an exceptional woman in science — or are you one yourself? The Story Exchange, a nonprofit media platform, is compiling its annual Women to Watch in Science list and is taking submissions through Sept. 20. “We particularly encourage submissions from early- and mid-career female scientists, whose work might benefit the most from this recognition,” noted Executive Director Sue Williams. Learn how to apply or nominate someone here. Must...

Editors’ Picks • August 12, 2026 A couple weeks ago, if I’d rolled an ankle, I would’ve stocked up on frozen peas and stayed off my feet for as long as it took to feel better. That was before I dug into the topic of today’s featured article, though. I interviewed three medical professionals about an updated approach for treating sprains and strains — and now the extra bags of peas will be staying at the store. Rebekah Brandes Staff Editor Today’s Pick skynesher—E+/Getty Images Put Down the...

. Daily Edition • August 12, 2026 SUPPORTED BY Across the country, college students are preparing to move into their dorms and get a new year started. But which schools are best at setting young adults up for success once they graduate? LinkedIn used that question as its guiding light for its annual Top Colleges ranking, listing what it determined to be the 50 best institutions for long-term career success. See the list and learn the methodology behind it. Must Reads When a hobby is your...

. Daily Edition • August 11, 2026 SUPPORTED BY Tomorrow is going to be a pretty special day, at least for those with an interest in the cosmos. In areas with low light pollution, nighttime views of Venus and the Milky Way up ahead are going to be some of the best of the entire year, and that’s on top of the peak of the Perseid meteor shower — expected to be particularly dazzling in the moonless sky. The biggest event is earlier in the day, though, when a total solar eclipse will be visible in...