Every 2020 Democratic Candidate's Plan to End the HIV/AIDS Epidemic

Earlier this year, during a State of the Union address, President Trump called for the end of the HIV epidemic in the U.S. within ten years. But in a new report published weeks after Trump’s bold pledge, the number of new HIV infections stalled for …

How to Properly Clean Your 'Hand Wash Only' Clothes

If you buy a new item of clothing and later discover that it has the dreaded “hand wash only” label on it, you may be tempted to ignore it and pop it in the washer. But the tag is on there for a reason and you really should manually wash the item. H…

What's Your Favorite Frugal Hack?

What are your go-to frugal hacks? Do you pack your lunch every day, or make your own lattes? Do you put yourself on library hold lists months in advance, so you can be one of the first people to read a new book when it releases? Do you automatically…

Don't Forage If You Don't Know What You're Doing, Dummy

We’ve all heard stories of hikers who survived on berries or other wild foods while lost in the woods. Though learning the local edibles is a fine subject of study, there’s a lot of nasty and even deadly stuff waiting out there for the overconfident…

The Best Way to Pack a Moving Box

Moving is a long, arduous process. But it’s even worse when you arrive in your new home, open up a box, and find that your printer has shattered all the wine glasses it was packed with.Read more...

A First Look at the Triple-Camera iPhone Pro

The bump is big. It’s inescapable. The bump will distract you. And the bump is not that bad. It’s visible on both the iPhone 11 and the iPhone 11 Pro, but the bump on the Pro seems far more visible thanks to the three cameras crammed into the bump, …

What You Should Know Before Adopting a Cat or Dog, According to Reddit

In the days following Hurricane Dorian, several shelters in the U.S. have taken in hundreds of evacuated animals from impacted communities in the Bahamas. But before you decide to do a good deed and adopt one of these pets (or six of them), it’s im…

The Biggest Features That Didn't Make It Into the iPhone 11 (And Which Phones Already Have Them)

Apple just announced the next wave of iPhones, the iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, and iPhone 11 Pro Max. There are a ton of new and interesting features across the three phones, most of which revolve around their fancy, gigantic new cameras. While there’…

Apple Is Launching Three New Health Studies, and You Can Participate

Today, Apple announced that they are launching three new health studies, and that you’ll be able to sign up via a forthcoming Research app. Read more...

You Should Definitely Add Mirin to Your Scrambled Eggs

There are many wonderful omelets in this world, and I love them all. I like a meaty, cheesy Denver omelet, and I enjoy a delicate, tender French omelet, but a tamagoyaki—the Japanese rolled omelet—delights me to no end. I may not have the rectangula…

What Parents Need to Know About the Vaping Illness

You’ve likely always suspected that vaping wasn’t the healthiest habit for anyone, let alone teenagers, to pick up. And now it seems we are collecting proof of that, as hundreds of people across the country are contracting a severe lung illness link…

How to Apply for EA's Cloud Gaming Beta and Play Four Games for Free

Many of gaming’s biggest companies are betting that cloud gaming—playing games streamed from a server, rather than downloaded and run on individual PCs—is where the games industry is going. Electronic Arts—maker of Madden, FIFA, and super-popular ba…

Everything From Today's Apple Event That Actually Matters

It’s Apple Day. I’m not at the glass donut Apple Park, but I did watch the livestream from two devices at once, so I got double the exposure to Apple’s Reality Distortion Field as everyone else. Before I turn into a white-ceramic-colored Hulk, here’…

How to Share Chrome Browser Tabs Across Devices

Google is finally rolling out a convenient new tool for sharing Chrome tabs between devices. Cross-device tab sharing has been in Chrome Canary builds for a few months, but now appears to be available for many users in the stable desktop and mobile …

How to Use Your Credit Card to Help the Environment

Earlier this year, Mastercard and Swedish fin-tech startup Doconomy released the Mastercard Do Black, a credit card that tracks the carbon footprint of every purchase you make—and prevents you from making additional purchases once you hit your carbo…

Update Verizon's App Right Now to Fix a Huge Call Delay Bug in Android 10

On the list of “annoying quirks about my device,” I suspect that having to wait anywhere from 20 to 60 seconds for a phone call to connect would be pretty high on anyone’s list. And that’s exactly the bug that some Verizon users are dealing with aft…

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How to Turn FOMO Into JOMO

FOMO—the fear of missing out—isn’t just the fear of not experiencing something. It’s the fear of not being invited. To fight FOMO, some writers say, you need to “disconnect” and change your attitude and partake in simple pleasures. Congrats to those…

What Shoes to Wear When You Lift Weights

The first time I put on real lifting shoes, it was a revelation. My feet were so stable during squats, it was like they were glued to the ground. They were so comfortable I forgot to take them off for deadlifts, though—a rookie mistake, since the he…

Are You Dying?! Ask Two Doctors Your Trickiest Health Questions at 1 PM EDT

Look, we get it. You’re busy. You’ve had that weird nagging pain in your side for a while, or maybe you have questions about your blood pressure—but you just haven’t made the time to visit the ol’ doctor. You should definitely still do that, but if …

How Vivaldi's New Android Browser Stacks Up Against the Competition

The highly-customizable web browser, Vivaldi, is now available in beta form on Android devices. We’ve tested the Android app and find it to be a very capable mobile browser with plenty of unique features—especially for Vivaldi desktop users—but havi…