DIY(Page 31)

PopSci's curated collection of life skills, tech tips, and hands-on projects we think you'll love.

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Drone
DIY

A beginner’s guide to buying your first drone

By David Nield

Herbal tea
DIY

Mix your own delicious herbal tea using leftover spices

By Kristy Mucci/Saveur

Frozen Bubble
DIY

Turn soap bubbles into magical frozen orbs

By Sarah Keartes

Person looking at mirror
Health

Mask up without breaking out. Here’s how to prevent pandemic acne.

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

winter survival plants you can eat
DIY

13 edible plants you can still find in the winter

By Tim MacWelch/ Outdoor Life

Laptop with neon
DIY

How to stop websites from tracking you

By David Nield

a person holding LED lights in their hands while wearing a white sweater
DIY

Make your own light-up holiday sweater

By Barry Abrams

An image of a road covered in snow during a blizzard.
DIY

How to survive a snowstorm from inside your truck

By Keith McCafferty

Volunteers gathering food off of a truck.
Health

The best and safest ways to donate food and time this holiday season

By Sara Kiley Watson

The finished cardboard robotic hand on someone's hand
DIY

Turn a boring box into a sweet working robotic hand

By Jonathan Adolph

How to make perfect pie crust with the power of science
DIY

How to make perfect pie crust with the power of science

By Rachel Feltman

Person in a mask and disposable gloves holding a basket of groceries
Health

A step-by-step guide to grocery shopping during a pandemic

By Amy Schellenbaum

Person shooting photo
DIY

Google Photos is better at image editing than you think

By Harry Guinness

A spearfisher hauling a striped bass through the water.
DIY

Take a stab at spearfishing with these tips

By Same Romano/ Outdoor Life

Knitting coding project
DIY

Spies once used knitting to send coded messages—and so can you

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

a person sitting at a Dell laptop in a well-lit room by some windows and a plant
DIY

Become a Windows whiz by creating your own keyboard shortcuts

By David Nield

a blonde woman sitting in a chair by a window in a white sweater and jeans
DIY

Keep your home warm without blasting the heat

By Dan Seitz

DIY external hard drive
DIY

Rip out your computer’s guts and craft an external hard drive

By Whitson Gordon

a person walking down an aisle in a store
DIY

How to stock your pantry to endure a long, uncertain winter

By Tim MacWelch/ Outdoor Life

a person using a Windows 10 laptop
DIY

Four hidden tweaks that will speed up Windows

By David Nield

the US flag flying
DIY

Follow along as battleground states tally presidential votes

By John Kennedy

Woman holds a recurve bowfishing bow nocked with an arrow in one hand and a gar in the other hand while standing on a tree-lined creek bank.
DIY

Don’t have a boat? Try bowfishing.

By Natalie Krebs/ Outdoor Life

Wood filters, hot rocks, and seven other ways to purify water in the wild
DIY

Wood filters, hot rocks, and seven other ways to purify water in the wild

By Tim MacWelch/ Outdoor Life

Witch fingers
DIY

Go full-on mad scientist by making your own Halloween candy

By John Kennedy

Chromecast Google TV
DIY

Seven pro tips for the new Chromecast with Google TV

By David Nield

flyfishing trout big finish
DIY

A beginner’s guide to catching trout—even in autumn

By Ted Leeson/Field & Stream

a man with headphones listening to podcasts or music
DIY

How to cave to peer pressure and start listening to podcasts

By David Nield

a man sitting and thinking in a room
DIY

How to decide who to vote for

By John Kennedy

Little banana and chile tarts dusted with flour or sugar
DIY

There’s a science to food pairing, and you can learn it here

By Peter Coucquyt, Bernard Lahousse, and Johan Langenbick

Canvassing
DIY

Five ways to help democracy even if you can’t vote

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

Dungeness Crabs
DIY

14 wild edibles you can pull right out of the ocean

By Bob Mcnally/Field & Stream

Smartwatch
DIY

Six health conditions a smartwatch can detect before you can

By David Nield

A ruby-throated hummingbird that hit a glass window, held in someone's hand
Environment

How to help an injured bird

By Purbita Saha

A man holds a survival mirror to his face to reflect on his other hand.
DIY

A signal mirror could save your life in the wild—here’s how to use one

By Jim Baird/Field & Stream

canned tomatoes in jars on a marble countertop near a plant
DIY

How to can your favorite foods without dying

By Rachel Feltman

a whole fish and a knife
DIY

Stop living in fear and buy the whole fish

By Barton Seaver/Saveur

a black bear standing near a tree
DIY

Simple tips for getting black bears to leave you alone

By Alisha McDarris

a woman standing calm and happy in the sunlight
Health

Fight election season burnout with these mental health tips

By Rachael Zisk

Person holding cassette
DIY

The best way to share playlists on every major platform

By David Nield

a paper fortune teller
DIY

Five classic paper toys you can make when you’re bored (whether you’re in school or not)

By John Kennedy

Person in videocall
DIY

These public speaking techniques can help you look smart on video calls

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

Browser
DIY

The best internet browsers you’ve never heard of

By David Nield

two people doing fondue with a bunch of food and using forks to dip potatoes in a pot of melted cheese
DIY

The scientific way to make perfectly creamy fondue

By Pat Polowsky/Saveur

a gym full of exercise equipment
DIY

You should definitely rotate your workouts

By John Kennedy

a man stretching out and warming up before exercise
DIY

There’s a better way to warm up than stretching

By John Kennedy

I voted sticker
DIY

COVID has created a shortage of poll workers. Here’s how to step in.

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

a person walking in the woods
DIY

The 10-step guide to survival in an emergency

By Tim MacWelch/ Outdoor Life

Fan
DIY

Breathe easier during wildfires with a DIY air purifier

By María Paula Rubiano A.

Android phone
DIY

Android security settings you should check right now

By David Nield

Bags with groceries
Health

Save money during the pandemic with these tech-savvy solutions

By Whitson Gordon

a bearded man with glasses looking stressed and confused while using a laptop computer
DIY

Election graphics can be deceiving. Here’s how to see through their tricks.

By Sara Chodosh

cottom wrap in a medical kit
DIY

Eight ways you can use cotton in an emergency

By Tim MacWelch/ Outdoor Life

Person shopping online
Gear

AmazonBasics: A guide to the good, the bad, and the spontaneously combustible

By Harry Guinness

a person holding a white Apple iPhone in their hand
DIY

Your guide to all the security settings in iOS 14

By David Nield

People looking at smartphone and working out
DIY

Use TikTok to build the perfect workout

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

A man on a four-wheeler equiped with brush bumpers.
DIY

Six ways to make your ATV even more rugged

By Tyler Freel/ Outdoor Life

a hand holding pins that say "vote" on them
Health

Why you should vote as early as possible (and how to do it)

By John Kennedy

branches tied together with paracord
DIY

This essential survival tool can save your life 10 different ways

By Tim MacWelch/ Outdoor Life

A US Army National Guard soldier does a push-up in front of a drill sergeant
Health

Burpees are a great full-body exercise—but there are other options

By Purbita Saha

a child student using an Apple mac laptop for school work on a wooden table
DIY

How to buy a quality laptop for school without breaking the bank

By Whitson Gordon

People running marathon
DIY

Buddy up for a longer, harder workout

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

Handmade Ramen Noodles
DIY

Making homemade ramen noodles is surprisingly challenging and totally worth it

By Catherine Tillman Whalen/Saveur

a photo of stickers or cards that say "be a voter"
DIY

It’s time to check your voter registration—here’s how

By John Kennedy

an Apple laptop at night on a table
DIY

Read, watch, and listen to things faster than ever before

By David Nield