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A pantry full of many canned and preserved fruits and vegetables.
DIY

Expert tips for growing food in all four seasons

By Alice Waters

Prepare for hurricane season by getting these key documents in order
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Prepare for hurricane season by getting these key documents in order

By Amal Ahmed / Southerly

5 travel essentials your phone can replace
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5 travel essentials your phone can replace

By David Nield

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4 Google Docs features you didn’t know you were missing

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

Gymgoer with tattoos and black tank top and baseball cap practicing hot yoga with blocks on a mat
Health

Infrared hot yoga mimics the power of the sun. But is that … good?

By Kate Baggaley

A blonde woman stretching or doing yoga on a yoga mat on a wood floor in front of a couch with a gray Macbook laptop in front of her.
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Tips and apps for finding a virtual personal trainer

By Amanda Svachula

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4 tips for listening to more podcasts, faster

By David Nield

A baby sea turtle on a beach near some sea turtle tracks, and some people in the background.
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Safely share the beach with endangered sea turtles this summer

By Alisha McDarris

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The best way to pack your car for any road trip

By Alisha McDarris

hand holding phone showing screen with sensitive content on twitter
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Tweeting a spoiler? Put a content warning on it.

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

A man wearing a green-and-white jersey-style shirt that says "Hollywood Life" on it standing in front of a TV in a dim room showing two movies to two people in front of him.
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Plex’s new Discover feature can help you track down everything you want to watch—anywhere

By Justin Pot

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It’s time to figure out your real bra size

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

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How to send and receive texts from the comfort of your computer

By David Nield

The inside of a parked car on the top floor of a parking garage, baking in the heat.
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How to keep your car from getting butt-burningly hot this summer

By Whitson Gordon

A vegan pulled pork sandwich made with shredded banana peels covered in homemade barbecue sauce.
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Don’t waste banana peels: Turn them into tasty vegan ‘pulled pork’

By Alisha McDarris

A DIY crosscut sled on a table saw in a woodworker's workshop.
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Make table saw projects easier with a DIY crosscut sled

By Jean Levasseur

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Proper drainage is the key to keeping houseplants alive. These tricks can help.

By Ellen Airhart

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How to only watch the best bits and other tricks to upgrade your YouTube experience

By David Nield

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Forget your wallet: It’s time to start paying for everything with your phone.

By David Nield

a person using a phone
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You should switch to a browser that has its own VPN

By David Nield

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How to reset glitchy Mac apps

By Justin Pot

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8 tips for navigating Google Maps like a pro

By David Nield

A baby in a stroller drinking formula from a bottle held by a woman.
Health

3 solutions for when you can’t find your baby’s formula

By Alexandra Frost

mac computer open on desk
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Run Windows on your Mac and get the best of both worlds

By David Nield

A person typing on a Windows keyboard while holding a clipboard.
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Windows has a hidden clipboard manager—here’s how to find it

By Justin Pot

A lot of logs, rough-sawn wood, and assorted planks stacked up in a barn of some kind.
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4 ways to save money on lumber

By Jean Levasseur

Amazon echo on desk
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Let your smart home take care of itself while you’re on vacation

By David Nield

A row of houses on a street, with two in the middle blurred out.
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How to hide your house on every map app

By David Nield

An Amazon delivery man putting an Amazon package on a porch in front of a door during the daytime.
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19 Amazon tips to save you time and money

By David Nield

four orange candles are in a row with a black background
Environment

How to use candles and incense sustainably

By Ella Weaver

Various types of makeup on a white surface, with some leaves nearby.
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How to tell if your makeup, shampoo, or sunscreen has gone bad

By Alexandra Frost

A person working on a laptop on a wooden table while taking a video call on their phone.
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Keep your video calls private, whether you’re working or not

By David Nield

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Anyone can be a streamer. Here’s how to start.

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

A woman standing by the ocean, using her phone to take a photo of the sunset over the water.
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How to share photos without blasting them all over the internet

By David Nield

An iPhone on a wooden table showing Siri on its screen.
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How to get your digital assistant to stop yelling at you in public

By David Nield

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The latest Google Chrome feature can make online research easier

By David Nield

Two adults and a child in a rowboat on a calm lake at sunset. The man at the bow is paddling, the man at the back is holding a fishing rod, and the child is sitting between them.
Environment

A casual angler’s guide to taking kids fishing for the first time

By Jean Levasseur

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Give in to nostalgia and go back to a simpler version of Twitter

By Justin Pot

A woman in hiking attire and a large backpack standing on a cliff in a mountain range.
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Smart tips for travelers looking for a sustainable getaway

By Alisha McDarris

Image of an app that digitizes photos.
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How to turn your phone into a small-photo scanner

By Dan Bracaglia / Popular Photography

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5 tips for cutting down on social media

By David Nield

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3 things to know before remapping your keyboard

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

The back of an internet router, with most of the ports empty.
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Your WiFi and your smart home don’t get along. Now what?

By Whitson Gordon

A phone with the Spotify app open, playing Play the Silences by Hippie Sabotage.
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Where to find new Spotify playlists when you don’t want to make your own

By David Nield

A pile of food scraps and compost materials.
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Drug-resistant fungus could be lurking in your compost, but you can reduce the risk

By Ella Weaver

A SanDisk USB drive on top of an e-reader.
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4 smart reasons to keep an old USB drive around

By David Nield

A turtle crossing a road.
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What to do if you find a turtle in the road

By Natalie Wallington

A woman wearing a brown hat and a striped shirt, standing on a rooftop during the day and holding a coffee and her phone.
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You can trick your brain into using your phone less

By Whitson Gordon

Looking through the windshield of a car driving down a flat road between open fields under blue skies, with one person in the driver's seat and a toddler in a carseat in the passenger seat.
Health

A road-tested guide to long drives with young kids

By Mary Kearl

A person holding a Windows 11 tablet while standing outside near a gray background on a sunny day.
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You can make Windows 11 easier to use on a tablet

By David Nield

A woman wearing a gray shirt and blue jeans using a laptop on her lap with the Popular Science archive on the screen.
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How to read the Popular Science archives

By John Kennedy

A mobile phone with a bunch of social media apps on the screen, along with other apps.
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How to prevent your social media accounts from oversharing

By David Nield

A person holding a houseplant at the store.
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Learn how to spot a healthy houseplant in the store

By Amber Guetebier / Bob Vila

Two surprised students learning in a library on a laptop.
Technology

How to remove your data from people-finder sites

By Whitson Gordon

A man sitting and opening his wallet to remove several hundred dollars in cash with a laptop on the table in front of him.
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Getting rid of an old phone or computer? Protect your data first.

By David Nield

Archive Gallery: PopSci’s Quirkiest DIY Projects
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Archive Gallery: PopSci’s Quirkiest DIY Projects

By Denise Ngo

Google is making it easier to scrub your personal info from search results
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Google is making it easier to scrub your personal info from search results

By Harry Guinness

Some playing cards in a wooden drawer in a workshop, with the joker in the foreground.
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The surprising woodworking tools you already have around the house

By Jean Levasseur

A phone with an audiobook on its screen, sitting on top of an e-reader and an actual book, with some earbuds on top of the phone.
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7 nifty Audible tips for your audiobook needs

By David Nield

A cracked-open coconut on a light pink background with the white outline of a palm leaf underneath.
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The planet needs its peat moss. Use these gardening alternatives instead.

By Ellen Airhart

A photo of a person with a film camera traveling in their car.
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The safest way to carry your film and camera across land and sea

By Aaron Gold / Popular Photography

Two Windows laptops on a long wooden table, facing opposite directions. You can see the screen of one, but not the other.
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Make your life easier by syncing up all your Windows 11 devices

By David Nield

A photo of perch on a fish smoker being smoked.
Environment

Everything you need to smoke fish

By Jack Hennessy / Field & Stream

A young Black man wearing headphones and speaking into a microphone while sitting at a wooden table and using a laptop.
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How to find online radio stations run by real human DJs

By Justin Pot