The process, called natural organic reduction, uses the body’s own bacteria to transform human tissue. The dead are placed in a sealed vessel bedded with clover, hay and straw and equipped to regulate airflow, temperature and moisture. (Fairless, The Wall Street Journal)
Read MoreBad Bunny won album of the year at the 2026 Grammy Awards for his critically-acclaimed “Debí Tirar Más Fotos,” closing out a surprising and history-making night. It is the first time a Spanish-language album has taken home the top prize. (Sherman, AP News)
Read MoreAccording to the Recording Academy itself, the Grammy for best new artist is for musicians who are having "a breakthrough into the public consciousness." "If there's anything that speaks to TikTok's power right now, I think it's this category in particular," says Robert Steiner, a media analyst at the music and entertainment insights company Luminate. (Sarmiento, NPR)
Read MorePublic polling shows that evangelicals, in general, support reforms that would lead to secure borders and provide legal pathways to citizenship. But a 2025 study from Lifeway Research, an evangelical firm, showed evangelicals are deeply divided in how they view immigrants (Smietana, Religion News Service)
Read MoreSix in 10 Americans (59%) say they read at least one book in 2025, a new YouGov survey finds. That's in line with similar YouGov surveys in 2024 and 2023. Most Americans who did read books only finished a handful of books, while a minority of Americans were plowing through the pages. (Montgomery, YouGov)
Read MoreIn the study, published Tuesday, Jan. 28, in JAMA, researchers found 19.3% of U.S. adults were living with obesity in 1990, which increased to 42.5% by 2022. The researchers also forecast the number will increase to 46.9% by 2035. (Moniuszko, USA Today)
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