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5 cost-effective ways to improve your indoor air quality (and your quality of life)

Improving your indoor air quality can reduce your COVID and flu risk, lower your cancer and lung disease risk, and eliminate headaches and sleepiness caused by poor ventilation.
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These national monuments are 10 of the best hidden gems in the whole national park system

National monuments are areas of federal land protected for their significant historical, cultural, or scientific importance.
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Illustrations of street signs with phrases like "digital burnout," "political unrest," "workplace stress," "climate anxiety," and "personal and relational stress"

How are we going to survive 2026? Here's what 3 therapists recommend

We talked to three licensed mental health providers and got their best bite-size advice for the top worries plaguing Americans in 2026. Here’s what they had to say.
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2026 Calendar of Fee Free National Park Days

The eight fee-free days of 2026 — plus more ways to score free or discounted passes at U.S. National Parks
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Here's how to reduce gun violence by 2040, according to the experts

Shootings have killed more than 800,000 people and injured over 2 million others in the United States since the start of this century.
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Buying a gift for a loved one with cancer? Skip the care package and help with meals and laundry instead

Sociologists found acts of service to be much more memorable and helpful than a care package.
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Is a real or artificial Christmas tree more sustainable? Here's what the experts say

Three-quarters of U.S. households display a tree during the holidays. Here's the most sustainable way to celebrate.
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The secret to confronting political division and anxiety? Feeling like we actually matter, Jennifer Wallace says

Jennifer Breheny Wallace is the expert on mattering, something she calls “a deep human need” to “feel valued by the people around us and to know that we have value to give back.”
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Merchandise and gifts that give back to NPR and PBS, including an NPR+ subscription, a sweatshirt that says "PBS Kid" and a mug that reads "America needs journalists."

Protect public media: Here are 8 gifts that give back to PBS and NPR

After the Trump administration has cut billions of dollars in funding to institutions like PBS and NPR, here’s how you can support public media this holiday season.
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Giving Tuesday: What It Is and How To Celebrate

Giving Tuesday takes place on the first Tuesday after Thanksgiving. We’ve compiled a guide on celebrating this annual tradition of giving back.
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9 gathering resources to help you thrive — not just survive — the holidays

Want to make the most out of your gatherings this season? These resources will make everything — from conversation to overthinking those conversations later — easier.
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How to fight loneliness, according to the scientists who wrote the health guidelines on social connection

These guidelines, which are now publicly available, aim to do more than offer advice. Elements of them are already being embedded into policies in the Netherlands and the U.K.
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