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a bowl of vanilla ice cream made by shaking ingredients in a bag full of ice and salt

Stay-at-home science project: Make ice cream in a bag

By John Kennedy

Raspberry Pi camera interchangeable lenses.

Raspberry Pi’s $50 camera opens the door for awesome DIY photography projects

By Stan Horaczek

Dipping shortening-covered hands in ice water

Stay-at-home science project: Craft handmade blubber

By Purbita Saha

a process photo of the egg-in-bottle experiment, from the egg on a glass bottle, to an egg being pushed (not sucked) into the bottle by fire from matches, to the result

Stay-at-home science project: Use fire to push an egg into a bottle

By John Kennedy

Invisible Ink messages.

Stay-at-home science project: Leave secret messages with invisible ink

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

a woman writing notes in a book in front of a computer while working from home

How to make money from home

a photo of a person pouring colored water into a glass of shaving cream and water to demonstrate rainfall with a science experiment project creating a storm in a glass

Stay-at-home science project: Whip up a storm in a glass

By John Kennedy

You can actually get a refund on that app you didn’t like

By Harry Guinness

Carrot-top pesto, beet ketchup, and other recipes for using up odds and ends in your fridge

By Katherine Whittaker/Saveur

a smiling woman

Eight science-backed tricks to make you feel less sad

By Rachel Feltman

Car garage care

How to care for your car if you’re not driving it very often

By Stan Horaczek

a selection of invasive, edible weeds on a gray surface, with a knife among them

Ten weeds you can eat

By Marie Viljoen/Saveur

a wall-mounted wine rack made out of a reclaimed wood pallet, with a chalkboard and a wine glass holder

The cheapest way to build your own wine rack

By Jose Mendoza

13 free online resources to educate and entertain your kids

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

A knife being sharpened on a wet stone.

Eight wood-carving skills to help you survive

By Tim MacWelch/ Outdoor Life

Zoom app on mobile

The best Zoom tricks and add-ons for your video chats

a person holding a TV remote and using their TV

Eighteen digital freebies and extended trials you can take advantage of right now

garden lettuce growning in a pot.

How to start your own survival garden

By Tim MacWelch/ Outdoor Life

A woman smiling at her computer and holding a dog

Soothing stories to take your mind off stressful things

By Rachel Feltman

a girl wearing a bandana around her face

How to make or buy a COVID-19 face mask that actually works

By Rachel Feltman

Beer bottles stacked on top of each other

How to brew beer at home in a week

By Martha Harbison

The best way to freeze fresh meat

The best way to freeze fresh meat

By Alex Robinson / Outdoor Life

a woman wearing a face mask, goggles, and gloves while cleaning a window with a sponge

Fight viruses in your home without making bacteria stronger

By Katherine J. Wu

Save money and protect the environment by repurposing your old outdoor gear

By Alisha McDarris

a person standing in front of a wall with a lot of notes on it, surrounded by books

Don’t impulse shop. Use a system to buy the right stuff for you.

By Harry Guinness

child carrying a log in woods.

Eleven outdoor skills to teach your kids—or yourself

By Christine Peterson/ Outdoor Life

a person using their phone on the subway

Everything you need to do before you start a free trial

Two yoga practitioners posing on a roof

Five beast-mode workouts PopSci editors are doing from home

By Popular Science Team

Spanish moss or old man's beard.

Nature’s best toilet paper substitutes

By Bill Heavey/Field & Stream

Person stretching in bed.

Develop a morning routine that’ll stick

By Harry Guinness

a surgeon wearing a surgical mask during surgery

Four essentials you can donate to help healthcare workers fighting COVID-19

By Sara Kiley Watson

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Twelve meals you can make from frozen produce during uncertain times

By Catherine Tillman Whalen/Saveur

a woman in a green winter jacket walking on the street and looking in a window while smiling

Don’t chuck that favorite jacket—fix the zipper instead

By Vanessa Nirode

Look better on video calls using pro photography techniques

By Stan Horaczek

Two tourists using their phones to photograph a gull in front of a city skyline

Your smartphone photos take up too much space. Here’s how to downsize them.

By Harry Guinness

Flower arrangement

The tricks to keeping flower arrangements gorgeous for as long as possible

By Christin Geall

a Northern cardinal on a metal bar outside

How to start birding in any US city

By Georgia Silvera Seamans

a woman at a conference room table with an Apple Mac laptop, in a meeting

Download paid software for free or cheap

By Whitson Gordon

Basturma, baby! Make your own Armenian charcuterie.

By Benjamin Kemper/Saveur

a photo of the Android TV interface

Customize your Android TV with these seven tips

a person cleaning a stairway

How to disinfect public surfaces during a pandemic (and whether you even need to)

By Katherine J. Wu

This Alaskan town is a crucial stop on the Iditarod—for its pie

By Rossi Anastopoulo/Saveur

Eleven soup recipes perfect for freezing and hoarding

Eleven soup recipes perfect for freezing and hoarding

By John Kennedy

Death cap Amanita phalloides

From the death cap to the alcohol inky: seven poisonous mushrooms you definitely don’t want to eat

By Bill Heavey/Field & Stream

Closeup details of leather boots and laces.

The best proven way to make your leather boots last

By Field & Stream Editors

a bunch of people putting their hands together

Seven apps that make it much easier to work remotely

a photo of an Apple Mac laptop screen with the web browsers Google Chrome, Safari, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox, and Opera all in the task bar

Some browsers are better for your laptop than others

a bowl of chocolate chip cookies on a bed of whole coffee beans and ground coffee

What are cookies, and why are Google, Mozilla, and others going to war against them?

Desktop computer with wallpaper

Where to find great wallpapers to spice up your devices

How to learn to fly

By Julie Boatman/Flying Magazine

Dead body on gurney

How to donate your body to science

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

a DIY zippered tote bag made out of recycled fabric

Make a zippered tote bag out of leftover fabric scraps

By Vanessa Nirode

The Mac Dock, showing icons for Mail and other apps.

Ten tools to help you spend less time on email

IV drip in hospital

Everything you’ve ever wanted to know about donating bone marrow

By Sara Kiley Watson

a photo of custom leatherwork on a coiled belt

Leatherworking tips from a modern-day cowgirl

By Katie Navarra Bradley

a cushioned window seat in a bedroom dormer window

Upgrade your home with a cozy window seat

By Jose Mendoza

dehydrated starwberries

Hit the trail with homemade fruit leather and other dehydrated snacks

By Alisha McDarris

US map with pins

How to visit all 50 states

a person counting money in $1 U.S. bills

How to sell your unwanted gadgets for cash

Hand holding books

Keep track of all the things you want to watch, read, and listen to

Woman looking at phone

Making new online accounts is the ultimate privacy power play

Star Wars Lego figurine cleaning camera lens

Stop dirty lenses from ruining your photos

By Harry Guinness

File conversion

How to convert any file to any format

Archery is not nearly as easy as movies make it seem

Archery is not nearly as easy as movies make it seem

By Tyler Freel/ Outdoor Life