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Person sitting under a light in a dark room to store holiday decorations, surrounded by Christmas lights
DIY

The best ways to store holiday decorations so your future self doesn’t hate you

By Whitson Gordon

Pile of holiday cards that can be recycled to reduce waste
DIY

4 simple ways to reduce holiday waste

By Eleanor Cummins

gifts under christmas tree
DIY

Buying last-minute gifts? Check out these shopping tips first.

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

Recyclable wrapping paper, and other eco-friendly options for festive gifts
Gear

Recyclable wrapping paper, and other eco-friendly options for festive gifts

By Quinn Gawronski

Gift wrapping presents in natural rustic theme brown kraft paper with string and ornaments on a dark blue rustic wooden table
DIY

The most eco-friendly wrapping paper is none at all

By Stan Horaczek

A selection of sustainable gifts, featuring a stack of Coyuchi towels, steel watering cans, and Jackery solar generators
Gear

Sustainable gift guide: 20+ gifts that keep on giving

By Jen McCaffery, Quinn Gawronski, Stan Horaczek

Person opening presents on christmas morning holding a gift with a secret santa label
DIY

The best Secret Santa platforms, ranked

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

Shopping bags and gifts with cyber monday and sale stickers.
Environment

Holiday shopping deals are an environmental nightmare. Here’s how to avoid the trap.

By Angely Mercado

Gold frankincense and myrrh botanical explanation
Environment

What are frankincense and myrrh, anyway?

By Eleanor Cummins

holiday presents under the tree
Gear

Can’t get a gift in time? Here are 14 you can make yourself.

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

Fresh Christmas tree with white lights, star tinsel, and book ornaments
DIY

How to keep a Christmas tree fresh for as long as possible

By Dan Seitz

Person with long blond hair holding a book and cup of tea and smiling at a person with short brown hear and a red t-shirt in front of a family fireplace during the holidays
Science

Fascinating science stories to help you survive holiday small talk

By Elana Spivack

Turkey, stuffing, gravy, and mashed potatoes piled onto a plate for eating more on Thanksgiving
DIY

Prep your organs to eat as much food as possible on Thanksgiving

By Sophie Bushwick

hands from family members rising glasses in celebration over dinner
Health

Dreading family time over the holidays? These 6 tips will help.

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

Black pug trying to eat dangerous foods for dogs and cats like pie
Environment

5 Thanksgiving foods that can be dangerous for dogs and cats

By Kate Baggaley

Your last-minute training guide to dominating this year’s Turkey Trot
DIY

Your last-minute training guide to dominating this year’s Turkey Trot

By Claire Maldarelli

5 tips for tracking out-of-stock items this holiday season
DIY

5 tips for tracking out-of-stock items this holiday season

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

Red, yellow, and black cartoon character depicting overeating during the holidays and specifically Thanksgiving
Health

The extreme consequences of stuffing yourselves during the holidays

By Christina Agapakis

a woman applies skincare products
Gear

Skincare gifts that are actually worth the splurge

By Rachel Feltman

A very good dog
Gear

What to give your very good dog this holiday season

By Sara Chodosh

holiday gifts wrapped in brown paper with pine needles
Gear

A gift giver’s guide to supply chain shortages this holiday season

By Dan Seitz

Person at gym dressed in a Santa suit doing a holiday workout on the bench press
DIY

4 holiday workouts to stay fit on the go

By Nick English

Four different video game gifts on a plain background
Gear

The best gifts to get your friends into gaming

By Brandt Ranj

a photo of squash
DIY

Celebrate responsibly with sustainable holiday meals

By Allie Wist/Saveur

Black family with kids and seniors beating back holiday stress around a white dinner table
Health

Holiday stress is all about expectations

By Alexandra Ossola

Flower crown made out of face masks
DIY

3 Halloween costumes you can make with reused masks

By John Kennedy, Sandra Gutierrez G.

Devil's tooth fungus in the Pine Barrens, NJ
Environment

9 creatures that have made spookiness their brand

By Elana Spivack

Halloween treats can be a trick for the environment—but there are sustainable swaps
Environment

Halloween treats can be a trick for the environment—but there are sustainable swaps

By Margo Milanowski

holiday dinner
Health

Is it safe to travel for the holidays this year? Here’s the CDC’s advice.

By Margo Milanowski

art illustration with a mug of beer
Science

What is a hangover? And can you cure it?

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

Three rows of the best gifts for grandparents: The book, Grandma and Me in the Kitchen, the Apple Watch Series 8, and the Kindle Paperwhite.
Gear

Here are 20+ of the best gifts for grandparents

By Alyssa Konermann, Jen McCaffery

people holding up glasses in a toast
Health

How to stay tipsy without getting drunk

By Lindzi Wessel

Parents and two kids on New Year's in party hats and sparklers
DIY

Make your own New Year’s ball, and 4 other family party ideas

By Purbita Saha

Fireworks scare us—that’s why we love them
Science

Fireworks scare us—that’s why we love them

By Anna Brooks

alcohol wine
Health

6 tricks for avoiding a hangover

By Sarah Fecht

gingerbread house
DIY

How to build a gingerbread house that won’t fall apart

By Sara Chodosh

Instant hot cocoa is a starchy disaster. Here’s how to make your own.
DIY

Instant hot cocoa is a starchy disaster. Here’s how to make your own.

By Sara Chodosh

Make magical scratch-and-sniff holiday cards with the kids
DIY

Make magical scratch-and-sniff holiday cards with the kids

By Sophie Bushwick

a photo of wrapping paper and a Christmas gift shaped like a cylinder
DIY

Tips for wrapping gifts of any shape

By Whitson Gordon

Four rows of repeated gifts for new plant parents: a pink cactus humidifer, bonsai scissors, a green ZZ plants in a white pot, and green and white plant lover socks.
Gear

20+ gifts to help your new plant parent friends grow their love of plants

By Helen Bradshaw

A cutting board with baked venison
Health

Hunters are helping keep food banks stocked through COVID-19

By Alex Robinson & Natalie Krebs/ Outdoor Life

Rad kites for fearless flyers
Gear

Rad kites for fearless flyers

By Billy Cadden

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

Make your own light-up holiday sweater

By Barry Abrams

Your guide to a Thanksgiving dinner without food waste
Environment

Your guide to a Thanksgiving dinner without food waste

By Rachel Feltman

The top five things other than COVID-19 that could send you to the hospital this Thanksgiving
Health

The top five things other than COVID-19 that could send you to the hospital this Thanksgiving

By Peter Hess

Boss Baby Thanksgiving Day Parade
Health

The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade has one star that always rises to the top

By Erik Olsen

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

pumpkin pie thanksgiving
Health

It takes six months to lose all your holiday weight. Here’s how to avoid gaining it instead.

By Sara Chodosh

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

The hottest gifts to buy for the friend who’s always cold
Gear

The hottest gifts for that friend who is always cold

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

A woman checking a child's temperature
Health

We’re getting better at treating COVID-19

By Rachael Zisk

Child pretending to be a superhero
Health

Have no fear—healthy Halloween ideas are here

By Michael Goran/The Conversation

Witch fingers
DIY

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

By John Kennedy

halloween decorations
Health

How to safely celebrate Halloween during COVID-19

By Kate Baggaley

MC Wolfman illustration
Health

Why do we see ghosts?

By Jake Bittle

A group watching fireworks from a roof
Health

Three safe ways to enjoy fireworks during a pandemic

By Purbita Saha

a wine rack made out of a reclaimed wooden pallet
DIY

Homemade Mother’s Day gifts Mom will love

By John Kennedy

Sleepy brunette woman waking up and rubbing her eyes.
Health

Why it’s tough to sleep in after a night of drinking

By Sara Kiley Watson

How to stay healthy on your next germ-filled flight
DIY

How to stay healthy on your next germ-filled flight

By Whitson Gordon

two krampuses
Science

Elf on the Shelf and Krampus are more alike than you think

By Popular Science Team

couple building an artificial christmas tree
Environment

Your Christmas tree’s environmental impact has nothing to do with whether it’s real or fake

By Bert Cregg/The Conversation

christmas family
Health

Of course the most likely time to have a heart attack is on a holiday

By Sara Chodosh

Gifts for people you love, like, and tolerate
Gear

Gifts for people you love, like, and tolerate

By Eleanor Cummins

three people standing in underwear
Gear

The gift guide to send that parent who insists on buying you bad undies

By Katie Belloff and Billy Cadden