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A lineup of the best 3D printer filament on a white background

The best 3D printer filaments

A person holding a Google Pixel Tablet, showing a bird as the wallpaper and various apps on the screen with a clock and weather widget.

7 tips and tricks to master your Google Pixel Tablet

Hands holding a phone with photos on the screen, probably figuring out how to share photos without losing quality.

Use these settings to share photos at their best quality

Person with glasses working on computer in the dark, probably trying to find dark patterns on websites.

‘Dark patterns’ can ruin your online experience. Here’s how to avoid them.

A bunch of poison ivy leaves which you'll need to learn to spot to avoid an allergic reaction.

How to keep poison ivy from ruining outdoor fun

By Alisha McDarris

An iPhone on top of a Macbook laptop on a wooden table, with the iPhone displaying a spiral of crab emojis, which is one way you can edit your iOS 16 lock screen, if you're into that.

All the ways iOS 16 lets you edit your iPhone lock screen

By John Kennedy

A white cooler sitting in the sun on a concrete sidewalk by a large body of water.

The scientifically best way to pack a cooler

By John Kennedy

Fourth of July partygoers playing in red, white, and blue confetti, which could be a fireworks alternative

Celebrate a firework-less Fourth of July with drones, bubble guns, or confetti cannons

By Carla Delgado

An iPhone on a white table showing Facebook Messenger in dark mode.

How to turn on dark mode for all your gadgets and apps

By Whitson Gordon, John Kennedy

A distant shot of a hiker about to go downhill

How to hike downhill safely and comfortably

By Alisha McDarris

Four women sitting around two small, white, round tables having a conversation.

9 science-backed tips for better conversations

By Sofia Quaglia

Two pairs of AirPods on a wooden table next to a black iPhone and a Macbook.

How to connect 2 sets of headphones to 1 phone at the same time

A well-dressed Black man with a bald head smiling while looking at his phone, perhaps wondering how to delete a tweet.

Allow us to show you how to bulk-delete tweets

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

Person using Slack on their laptop

Slack rolled out fancy new features. Here’s how to use them.

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

A person sitting with a black laptop on their lap, with their hands on the keyboard, ready to type.

Free typing apps that will help your fingers move faster

Person working out in living room with dumbbells.

How to start lifting weights—even if you’ve never picked up a dumbbell in your life

By Amanda Svachula

iPhone screen showing the Shortcuts app on iOS.

7 automations that will transform how you use your iPhone

A person wearing a yellow sweater and sitting at a wooden desk while using a silver Macbook laptop.

It’s time to buy the domain name of your dreams

A pale beige DIY wooden phone amplifier with a Jack Skellington fabric speaker cover on a black shelf against a white wall, with an iPhone inserted into the top, playing music from the band Durry.

Make your phone louder with this DIY wooden speaker

By Jean Levasseur

Tablet on stool showing Bing's AI-powered chat mode.

How to search the web with Bing’s new AI-powered chat mode

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

A person holding an empty photo frame up against a seaside cliff landscape, showing how an AI image extender can add pixels beyond the edge of an original photo.

How to use AI to expand the background of any image

Piles of music CDs

CDs are cool again. Here’s how to rip them.

Toilet on palm tree-filled beach

Why your poop gets weird on vacation—and what to do about it

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

A wooden DIY device charging stand holding three tablets and an iPhone, on a black shelf against a white wall.

Clean up your cable clutter with this DIY charging station

By Jean Levasseur

Wifi antenna on laptop used by person outside

Installing a WiFi antenna can boost internet speeds all around your home

A woman running on a desert trail to burn the most calories.

These heart-pumping exercises burn the most calories

How pilots end up in a ‘death spiral’

How pilots end up in a ‘death spiral’

By Julia Craven

Person typing on laptop showing Google Chrome on the screen.

How to keep your Google Chrome extensions from snooping on you

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

A person sitting on a light green couch reading a book, viewed from above.

StoryGraph is a comprehensive book-tracking app for all sorts of readers

ISS astronaut taking selfie during space walk for social media

Make your social media feed smarter with these science accounts

By Jamie Helmick

A person holding an Android phone with battery saver mode on.

How to keep your Android battery from dying when you need it most

By Whitson Gordon

A customized Google Chrome new tab page that uses Tabliss to change the display from the default into a lush mountainous landscape with a road, and the time of day.

4 ways to customize Google Chrome’s new tab page

Two bear cubs in a meadow.

How to keep your food safe from hungry bears when camping

By Alisha McDarris

Hands hold a new iPhone on a desk with empty iPhone boxes.

Easy tips to make your expensive phone last longer

Twitter alternative Bluesky is fun, friendly, and kind of empty

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

Mountains and a pine forest covered in wildfire smoke.

What to do when wildfire smoke fills the air

By Natalie Wallington

Hand holding a cupcake with purple frosting, sprinkles and a birthday candle.

How to make sure you never miss someone’s birthday

Two people in workout clothes putting food and supplements into a blender to make their own pre-workout

What science says about popular pre-workout ingredients

By Purbita Saha

The mpox virus. 3D illustration.

What you can do to prevent the spread of mpox

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

Loxley Browne (right) CEO and founder of Club Athena in California with Akshaya Koramutla, the Student Advisory Board President.

This STEM club for girls turned a real BMW into a sweet racing simulator

By Kristin Shaw

A woman wearing a black shirt leaning over a dead computer with her hands on her temples, wondering how she can get her silver Macbook to turn back on, or how she can recover files from it.

How to save a dead computer, or at least try to revive it

Three people hiking in the rain wearing raincoats.

How to stay dry and safe while hiking in the rain

By Alisha McDarris

A person sitting in a dark room playing video games with a two-monitor computer set up.

4 Discord alternatives for work and play

Person holding laptop and a white reusable water bottle.

You’re probably not washing your water bottle often enough

By Amanda Svachula

Opened silica gel packet on a wood countertop, ready for someone to find another use for them.

6 clever ways to reuse silica gel packets

By Bridget Reed Morawski

The Mozilla Firefox office building.

11 hot Firefox tips and tricks that might finally convince you to switch browsers

White-skinned person pouring ice cubes into bath with a dark-skinned person recovering after a workout. Illustrated in orange, white, and black.

The best way to relieve sore muscles after a brutal workout

Baby sleeping naked in a white hammock

Why you should sleep naked tonight, according to science

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

A hand holding a phone showing a QR code for sharing WiFi.

The easiest ways to share your WiFi password

By Whitson Gordon

A male and a female mallard duck in some green grass by some bushes.

Don’t feed ducks bread. Here’s what to give them instead.

By Natalie Wallington

Hand writing on notebook

How to improve your handwriting

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

Hand sanitizer bottle and hands.

How to make hand sanitizer

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

Person with dark skin and short hair jumps rope while pregnant person with light skin and hair in a bun squats and lifts dumbells. Illustrated in orange, black, and gray.

The 6 essential parts of an effective workout

By Frankie de la Cretaz

Tabby cat on hardwood floors playing with a fabric toy resembling a mouse

5 ways to ensure your cat actually likes playtime

By Jamie Helmick

Mammatus types of clouds over a lighthouse and rocky coast

A scientific guide to clouds, even the ones that look like udders

By Briley Lewis

An elderly person with short gray hair, wearing a pink shirt and jeans, with their hands on the shoulders of a kid they're teaching how to ride a bike. The child is wearing a red helmet and using a balance bike on a park path.

Pro tips for teaching a kid how to ride a bike

By Jean Levasseur

Person in a suit and tie sitting outside in front of their computer, looking frustrated.

How to get rid of the giant ads blocking your favorite websites

Senior man and woman in wheelchair

How to get through to your aging parents without arguing

By Judith Graham / KFF Health News

split screen showing phone with halo on one side, phone with horns on the other

The Opt Out: 10 rules for better internet etiquette

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

hands typing on laptop keyboard

Prove your writing is not AI-generated by tracking changes in your docs

A person wearing running shorts holding their thigh on a beach, potentially wondering what happens when you pull a muscle, because they probably just did.

Here’s what really happens when you pull a muscle

By Nicole Wetsman

Person outdoors holding a white iPhone on their hands.

What to know about Apple’s new Rapid Security Response updates

Person on yoga mat doing bridge exercise to work out muscles in core, neck, and back. Illustrated in red, black, white, and gray.

A guide to the muscles you forget to exercise

By Jamie Helmick

Wall covered in ripped posters and stickers.

How to use science to remove sticker residue

By Sandra Gutierrez G.