Kevin Procopio missed playing his grandchildren, since the COVID-19 quarantine required that they all stay in isolation—but he came up with a fun way to connect. One-third of a mile down the road, in Saugus, Massachusetts, the family was experiencing…
Caffe sospeso—an Italian term which means ‘suspended coffee’—is what someone says in a Naples café when they’re feeling generous and want to pay it forward to someone less fortunate. The tradition has come back into fashion in the last decade,…
A plant extract combination of fruits, leaves, and roots may help to relieve hangover symptoms, reveals an intriguing new study published online this week. Furthermore, the common wisdom about what causes hangovers may be wrong. The study’s findings indicate that…
The Lithuanian capital of Vilnius is supporting its vibrant café and restaurant culture through the coronavirus pandemic by designating all public spaces as open air cafés, allowing restaurants to stay open and serve customers while observing physical distancing guidelines. With…
On this day 20 years ago, the sport of geocaching began. The worldwide hide-and-seek game involves containers hidden, but logged with GPS coordinates on the internet. A typical cache is a small waterproof container with a logbook (and pencil). The…
Reprinted with permission from World At Large, a news website of nature, science, health, politics, and travel. As scientists become more and more fascinated by the surprising health benefits of fasting, yet another intriguing new study emphasizes the importance of when…
To honor those on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic, the world’s longest elevated pedestrian bridge was lit up by more than 1,300 luminaries carefully placed by volunteers to spell out ‘THANK YOU!’ The display of light spanned more…
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that everyone wear masks in public during the COVID-19 pandemic. Because N95 and surgical masks are scarce and should be reserved for health care workers, many people are making their own…
A young Italian student trapped in Spain during the novel coronavirus outbreaks was recently driven 1,500 kilometers (900 miles) home for free by a young Spanish cab driver. 22-year-old Giada Collalto had been living in the Spanish city of Bilbao…
On this day 100 years ago, the first baseball game was played in the Negro National League. In Indianapolis, the home team, the ABCs, beat the Chicago American Giants in the new league that was initially composed of eight teams…
