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Webcam clipped on to a computer monitor

It’s time to upgrade your webcam

Beer Can Camera

Turn Empty Beer Cans Into Sun-Tracking Cameras

By Dave Prochnow

A thermal lance made out of bacon cutting a steel pan in half.

Bacon: the other white heat

By Theodore Gray

A white mug full of hot coffee on a white saucer, surrounded by roasted coffee beans.

How a popcorn popper can help you roast coffee beans at home

By Alisha McDarris

Use these online office suites to get your work done anywhere

Use these online office suites to get your work done anywhere

2011 Invention Awards: Dynamically Glare-Blocking LCD Sunglasses

2011 Invention Awards: Dynamically Glare-Blocking LCD Sunglasses

By Elizabeth Svoboda

A frustrated woman sitting on the floor of a bathroom, resting her arm on the carpeted lid of a toilet.

How to fix a moaning toilet

By John Kennedy

An Amazon Echo, which will soon automatically connect with Amazon Sidewalk.

If you’re worried about Amazon Sidewalk, here’s how to opt out

Super Moon rise over a valley

How to photograph the moon like a pro

By Stan Horaczek

How to choose the perfect workout routine

How to choose the perfect workout routine

By Harry Guinness

Simple Amazon Kindle tricks that’ll optimize your e-reading

Simple Amazon Kindle tricks that’ll optimize your e-reading

Three homemade bubble lights, one blue, one red, and one green, over a small table and a chair.

Liquid lamps

By Radiohole (Eric Dyer and Maggie Hoffman)

A person striking a block of plastic with a hammer, creating white lightning against a blue background.

Gray Matter: Trap lightning in a block

By Theodore Gray

How To Build A Jacob’s Ladder

By William Gurstelle

A clean computer desktop on a macOS computer.

Clean up your computer’s embarrassingly messy desktop. Seriously. Please.

An Artist Is Growing A Skeleton Human Hand In A Lab

An Artist Is Growing A Skeleton Human Hand In A Lab

By Meaghan Lee Callaghan

How to recycle plastic at home

How to recycle plastic at home

By Meaghan Lee Callaghan

How to digitize all your VHS and cassette tapes

5 MacGyver hacks you should try at home—and 2 you really shouldn’t

5 MacGyver hacks you should try at home—and 2 you really shouldn’t

By Sophie Bushwick

A person using Facebook on a laptop while sitting in front of a table with books on it.

How to keep your Facebook account safe and secure

The 4 body parts you’re probably forgetting to protect from the sun

The 4 body parts you’re probably forgetting to protect from the sun

By John Kennedy

Three children sliding down a slip and slide.

Beat the heat by building your own slip and slide

By Jean Levasseur

Mom and kid in front of a cardboard rocket with white, blue, and red pain in a fenced-in yard

Turn your old boxes into a kid-sized rocket ship

By Lydia Geisel/Domino

You Built What? A Motorized Easy Chair to Roar Around Campus

You Built What? A Motorized Easy Chair to Roar Around Campus

By Gregory Mone

Simple Project Of The Month: The DIY Camping Shower

Simple Project Of The Month: The DIY Camping Shower

By Calvin Brennan

How to keep jet lag from ruining your vacation

Beer Can Pheasant

The best wild game and fish recipes for the Fourth of July

By Field & Stream Editors

Beach sign warning of great white shark sightings in Chatham, Massachusetts

You should never have to fight off a shark—but here’s how to do it (just in case)

By Alisha McDarris

Green Dream: Installing a Rooftop Garden

Green Dream: Installing a Rooftop Garden

By John B. Carnett

Person walking in front of posters with big QR codes

QR codes are everywhere now. Here’s how to use them.

Close up image of a wasp

The most effective ways to avoid bee, wasp, and hornet stings

By Alisha McDarris

How to find a bank that shares your commitment to the environment

How to find a bank that shares your commitment to the environment

By Sara Kiley Watson

Wildfires could hit your hometown. Here’s how to prepare.

Wildfires could hit your hometown. Here’s how to prepare.

By Sara Kiley Watson

A person wearing a long-sleeved white shirt while holding a baby.

Stay cool this summer by making the right wardrobe choices

"Tour de France" Aperitif

Keep dry January going all year with these cutting-edge non-alcoholic cocktails

By Dan Q. Dao/Saveur

smartphone-donut-photo

25 best sites to buy Instagram followers (real followers)

By Thomas Moore/ReviewsXP

A lit-up igloo under a starry night sky

How to build an igloo that’s structurally sound and cozy

A DIY weather vane made out of recycled materials, set up outside.

Make your own weather station with recycled materials

By Jean Levasseur

An unlocked iPhone, showing the apps on its Home screen. It's tough when those apps keep crashing.

What to do when your apps keep crashing

Android phone on a table

Unlock Android’s secret powers by learning how to use this hidden settings menu

A laptop in the dark

How to keep all of your accounts safe in a world where people want your data

Assorted vegetables and fruit in a farmer's market

Simple tips to help you eat enough fruits and veggies every day

By Nadia Bajuelo

a portrait photo of a woman

6 common photography mistakes to avoid

By Harry Guinness

The best Spotify add-ons and tricks

A person sitting at a coffee shop, using a phone while wearing headphones and a cap.

Easily convert a PDF to an image on your phone

By John Kennedy

A half-ring vortex in a swimming pool

How To Create Vortex Rings In Your Swimming Pool

By Dianna Cowern

Filing ziplock bag

5-Minute Project: Hand Warmers

By Justin DiPlacido

lightning bolt in the middle of the countryside

How to prevent getting struck by lightning

By Alisha McDarris

hand holding a phone

Tips and tricks to help you take better smartphone photos

Siri on macOS Sierra

How to control your computer with your voice

A burning pile of magnesium expelling white smoke against a dark blue background, with a fire extinguisher nozzle nearby setting it on fire.

Let burning metals lie

By Theodore Gray

How to prevent those annoying texting typos

By Whitson Gordon

man celebrating on the phone

How to strike a better deal with your cable company

By Whitson Gordon

DIY eye in the sky

Re-Create The First Intercontinental Weapon

By William Gurstelle

How To Make Pastries In Your Microwave

How To Make Pastries In Your Microwave

By Aki Kamozawa and H. Alexander Talbot

How to build a medieval crossbow

How to build a medieval crossbow

By William Gurstelle

Build a gas-powered marshmallow shooter

Build a gas-powered marshmallow shooter

By William Gurstelle

Make these tiny, exploding hydrogen bubbles

Make these tiny, exploding hydrogen bubbles

By William Gurstelle

How to Use The New Emoji In iOS 10

How to Use The New Emoji In iOS 10

By Corey Mueller

Gray Matter: Calcium Carbide Reactions Can Light Up a Room—or Fill it With Noise

Gray Matter: Calcium Carbide Reactions Can Light Up a Room—or Fill it With Noise

By Theodore Gray

How To Use The New Siri And Apple Maps in iOS 10

By Popular Science Team

The best hidden Instagram tricks

The best hidden Instagram tricks

a basic wooden clamp holding a 2-by-4 stud down on a work surface in a garage

Literally the most basic clamps you can make

By John Kennedy

How to build an hourglass watchtower

How to build an hourglass watchtower

By William Gurstelle