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BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM As Thanksgiving approaches, Manhattan is getting an unexpected gift: a pop-up apple orchard right in the heart of the city.
Two new studies suggest that the semi-aquatic rodents provide food and habitat for bats and pollinator insects within their engineered ecosystems...
Thanksgiving is right around the corner. We can almost smell the turkey and stuffing. We’re definitely ready for some pumpkin pie and cider by a crackling fire. Of course, someone has to make all of that delicious food, and while we cook, we have to watch TV. There are some classic Thanksgiving movi...
Christopher C. Grinter has spent much of his life surrounded by insects, though not in the way most people imagine. As Senior Collection Manager of Entomology at the California Academy of Sciences, he oversees one of the world’s major scientific archives of insects, a record of life that stretches f...
Cats are obsessed with boxes because they tap into their ancient hunting instincts, providing a sense of protection and a vantage point for pouncing. Boxes also serve as emotional safety zones for cats when they feel overwhelmed or uncertain.
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Theatre kids rejoice; you are about to get your shot at performing in Hamilton at your own high school. Concord Theatricals acquired worldwide secondary stage licensing rights for the Pulitzer Prize and Tony-winning musical. Concord will first develop a teen version of Hamilton with an anticipated 2...
Congo Basin countries have announced the launch of a payments for environmental services, or PES, initiative at the COP30 climate summit in Belém, Brazil, intended to encourage practices favorable to forest protection and restoration. The financial mechanism, announced Nov. 18 and supported by the C...
Everyone has holiday traditions that make the day special for them. Thanksgiving is a holiday when many people gather with loved ones for a big, delicious meal. Others like to start their day with a bit of exercise. Races called “Turkey Trots” have become very popular lately. One fast-casual restaur...
Philly’s Fabric Workshop and Museum was established in the 1970s to uplift and illuminate work in the fabric arts. The space was always envisioned as a center for community participation, providing space, tools, and pedagogy to aspiring makers and artists as well as a curatorial destination for work...
As the Trump administration rolls out another heavy-handed Immigration and Customs Enforcement crackdown in a United States city, residents of Charlotte, North Carolina are not going down without a fight.Over the weekend, ICE began deploying to Charlotte in droves, now touting over 250 arrests in th...
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Many of us have that one sentence, spoken or overheard, that keeps replaying in our minds and ends up having a positive impact. People are sharing online—through blogs, interviews, and across social media—the sentence that altered their perspective, provided comfort in difficult times, or became a p...
New research shows that light’s magnetic field is far more influential than scientists once believed. The team found that this magnetic component significantly affects how light rotates as it passes through certain materials. Their work challenges a 180-year-old understanding of the Faraday Effect a...
In a 1968 photograph by Doris Derby, a young girl longingly peers into the window of a toy store in Jackson, Mississippi. Within the image, Derby captures another photographer holding an 8mm camera, kneeling and holding the camera at the child’s eye level. While Derby’s photograph of a child dreamin...
This holiday season, as you gather around the table with your loved ones, it’s important to remember the people who put food on our tables and the connection that we share. The moment you pick up a carrot, peach, or apple in the grocery store, you’re symbolically shaking hands with whoever harvested...
Digital resilience—the ability to prevent, withstand, and recover from digital disruptions—has long been a strategic priority for enterprises. With the rise of agentic AI, the urgency for robust resilience is greater than ever. Agentic AI represents a new generation of autonomous systems capable of ...
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Sharks are some of the most threatened animals on Earth, with approximately one-third of all species assessed as threatened with extinction on the IUCN Red List. These animals are not only older than dinosaurs, but older than trees, and yet they face a very real risk of extinction within our lifetim...
The interstellar visitor, known as 3I/Atlas, will be seen just in this instance, never to come back again Nasa released close-up pictures on Wednesday of the interstellar comet that’s making a quick one-and-done tour of the solar system. Discovered over the summer, the comet known as 3I/Atlas is onl...
About Thiepval war memorial is reputed to be the largest Commonwealth war memorial in the world. Standing alone in the French countryside, its central arch rises 140 feet high and rests on 16 massive pillars. The memorial bears the names of more than 72,000 men who died in...
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Campus & Community How do you make a game-winning field goal? Kieran Corr preparing to kick his game-winning field goal.Harvard Athletics November 20, 2025 3 min read It’s all in the preparation, Crimson kicker says. And don’t worry. Either way, you’re only as good (or bad) as your last kick. Part o...
