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A field of yellow sunflowers under a bright blue sky with some white clouds.
DIY

Pest-fighting plants that could save your garden

By Meagan Shelley

person on bed covering their face in stress
DIY

Stress and anxiety wear down your brain. Here’s how to fight back.

By Hannah Seo

A MacBook laptop, an Apple keyboard, a digital camera, an iPhone, a camera lens, sunglasses, an iPad, and some notebooks on a gray wooden table.
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How to track down your lost devices

By David Nield

string of lights at night
Environment

You might be buying the wrong lightbulbs

By Jean Feingold

telegram screenshot
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How to avoid spoilers in group chats, and 6 other great Telegram tips

By David Nield

A couple dozen thumbnail-sized squares of chocolate, each with blotches and streaks of vivid rainbow colors.
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Turn ordinary chocolate into a glimmering, iridescent treat

By Janelle Shane

An iPhone.
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4 ways to know if iOS or Android is better for you

By David Nield

A man looking at his phone and leaning against a windowsill next to a potted cactus about the size of a softball.
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Plant care apps are more distracting than useful

By Ellen Airhart

Person-writing-on-planner-with-sticky-notes
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Get your work life together with one of these time-management apps

By David Nield

A car dashboard showing the gas tank on empty, and all the other dials at zero.
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How to save gas without ruining your car

By Kevin Williams

A person sitting in front of a macOS laptop looking annoyed because it decided to update at the wrong time.
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Smart ways to manage software updates on Windows and macOS

By David Nield

person on laptop signing up to popsci newsletter
DIY

Firefox Relay offers a simple way to create email aliases

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

A man standing under some trees outside at sunset, holding his face in his hands because he is stressed out or anxious.
Health

How to manage your mental health as traumatic events pile up

By Alexandra Frost

lock over laptop keyboard
DIY

How to securely store and share sensitive files

By Whitson Gordon

diy glue gun stand
DIY

Build your own hot glue gun stand to prove you know more than scalding goop

By Jean Levasseur

A picture of an iPhone 13 Pro Max on the settings screen for iCloud backup
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How to back up your iPhone

By Lance Whitney

where to put tv in living room
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How to decide where to put your TV in your living room (or anywhere else)

By Brandon Russell

Person holding phone looking at screen
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6 mobile clipboard managers to up your copy and paste game

By David Nield

hands on a gray laptop on a wooden table or desk
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Build your own website, no code required

By David Nield

phone and tablet showing google news
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Get your phone to send you the breaking news alerts you want

By David Nield

A green plastic dome treehouse in a forest.
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How to rent out your spare room and be an excellent host

By Jose Mendoza, Mary Kearl

the start of the cooperative board game, Pandemic
DIY

Two-player games that won’t turn you and your friend into enemies

By Harry Guinness

Moka pot on a burner in front of a snowy mountain with two enamel cups
DIY

The cooking gear you need—and don’t need—for a camping trip

By Noah Lederman

How to keep ‘chub rub’ from chafing your skin and ruining your summer
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How to keep ‘chub rub’ from chafing your skin and ruining your summer

By Rachel Feltman

A person holding a phone with Pokemon Go on the screen, while walking on a sidewalk in a park.
DIY

Settings and accessories that will massively improve gaming on your phone

By David Nield

Bee-pollinating-purple-flower
Environment

Build a garden that’ll have pollinators buzzin’

By Jennifer Ball

bees-drinking-nectar-from-feeder
Environment

5 ways to keep bees buzzing that don’t require a hive

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

hand holding a cicada against the sky
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The Brood X cicadas are coming, and you should eat them. Here’s how.

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

3 ways to use your hot glue gun for more than just sticking things together
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3 ways to use your hot glue gun for more than just sticking things together

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

Half-Popped Popcorn Kernels
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Popcorn Too Fluffy? Try Half-Popping Popcorn At Home

By Ryan F. Mandelbaum

DIY film developing
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You should develop your own black-and-white film. Here’s how.

By Stan Horaczek

a child wearing large comfortable headphones
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Want more comfortable headphones? Try these 5 fixes.

By Whitson Gordon

A woman using an Apple laptop on a white bed while a golden retriever dog sleeps in the foreground.
DIY

How to get internet to every corner of your home

By David Nield

LED strip lights behind a computer desk, adding a purple glow to the room.
DIY

5 great spots for LED strip lights around your home

By Nadia Bajuelo

A person holding a phone horizontally and filming a video.
DIY

Simple tools for creating stop-motion movies on your phone

By David Nield

bananas in cast iron pan
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How to season a cast iron pan

By Sara Chodosh

The user interface for Netflix on a computer in a browser window.
DIY

How to find where your favorite movies and shows are streaming

By David Nield

A cracked wooden table at a restaurant, with a glass of white wine and a white plate with salmon and greens on it.
DIY

2 ways to rescue cracked wooden furniture

By Jean Levasseur

A woman in orange workout leggings and a gray sleeveless workout top doing a lunge squat with a barbell in a gym.
Health

Enhance your workouts with ‘invisible exercise’ and brain training

By David Robson

A man sitting on an airplane at sunset and looking into his backpack.
DIY

An experienced backpacker’s guide for flying with camping gear

By Alisha McDarris

A Windows laptop left open next to another Windows device on a wooden table.
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Secure your Microsoft account so it’s hard to get into

By David Nield

old woman and girl play chess inside the house
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Teach your kids how to play chess—even if you don’t know how to

By Jean Levasseur

Person working on pc opening safe mode
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Microsoft Office’s standalone safe mode can save your butt from bugs

By David Nield

a candle in the darkness
DIY

Four things to do long before you lose power

By Rachael Zisk

An iron pot on a spit above a cooking fire.
DIY

How to build the best cooking fire right on the ground

By John Kennedy

worried man looking at laptop screen
DIY

All Wordled out? Here are 17 spin-offs to play instead.

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

Pink Chromecast dangling from a Tv
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Outsmart your Chromecast and stream anything you want

By David Nield

Phone recording.
DIY

The best ways to record audio on your phone

By David Nield

Dried roses and other preserved flowers
Environment

How to preserve flowers in 4 easy ways

By Sophie Bushwick

These photo tips will help you get top dollar for the stuff you sell online
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These photo tips will help you get top dollar for the stuff you sell online

By Harry Guinness

A person holding up their phone in front of a cityscape at night to take a photo for an Instagram Story.
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Perfect your aesthetic by choosing your own Instagram Story background

By John Kennedy

A person wearing a white buttondown shirt tapping on their smartphone.
DIY

It’s time to finally organize your contact lists

By David Nield

Graphics card
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Your computer’s graphics card isn’t just for gaming. Here’s how to upgrade it.

By David Nield

how to set up a second monitor on your work desk
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How to set up a second monitor for your computer

By David Nield

Motherboard
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A beginner’s guide to building your own PC

By David Nield

Man opening a trash can.
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Build a killer gaming PC for $100

By Whitson Gordon

A cup of tea with a cinnamon stick in it
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Get old tea and coffee stains off your mugs

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

a man using his phone on the New York City subway, while other passengers also use their phones
Health

Your smartphone is gross. Learn how to clean it properly.

By David Nield

Legs in a hammock
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Can’t get waxed? Remove your hair with sugar at home.

By Rachel Feltman

kid holding their moms hand wearing kn95 mask
Health

Young kids should also wear better masks to protect against COVID. Here’s what to consider.

By Alexandra Frost

Google Home smart speaker games
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The best games you can play with your smart speaker

By David Nield

Hand holding Samsung Galaxy
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Tweak your Samsung Galaxy to give it that stock Android look

By Whitson Gordon

Hands aligning frame on the wall
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How to print and frame a photo that deserves more than Instagram

By Harry Guinness

A dim room with a lot of old computers, TVs, and other technology piled up on shelves.
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Repurpose your old devices to create the ultimate DIY smart home

By David Nield