The ants are back and they mean business
Every spring, like clockwork, they appear. On the kitchen counter, along the windowsill, marching in a determined line toward whatever crumb you forgot…
Month: June 2026
Father’s Day was a tough sell
Mother’s Day became a national holiday in 1914. Father’s Day? Not until 1972. It wasn’t for lack of trying. When Sonora Smart Dodd of Spokane, Washington,…
America 250: The Smithsonian comes to you
For most of its history, the Smithsonian Folklife Festival has meant one thing: a trip to the National Mall in Washington, D.C. This year it means…
Drones are coming, too Plan now: America 250 fireworks are going to be massive
Forget everything you know about backyard bottle rockets. On Saturday, July 4, 2026, the United States turns a full 250 years old, and we are going to…
The ocean is fighting bacK
June is National Ocean Month, and for once there is genuinely good news to report. The High Seas Treaty, a landmark international agreement to protect…
Sweden’s midsummer secret
Every June, Swedes celebrate Midsummer with maypole dancing, pickled herring, aquavit, and a skinny dip at night. Tradition also calls for placing seven…
Progress on organ transplant offers hope
More than 100,000 Americans are currently waiting for an organ transplant. Thirteen of them will die today. The math has never worked: there are simply…
Swipe right for wrinkles
Beauty influencers have found their newest enemy, and their newest cash cow. A recent Wall Street Journal report spotlighted the growing panic over “tech…
Making shift work work for you
About one in six American workers puts in non-standard hours. If you are among them, the good news is that shift work is more manageable today than it has…
Treating cataracts: The good news keeps getting better
June is Cataract Awareness Month, which makes it a good time to know where things stand, and the news is largely encouraging. Cataracts, the clouding of…