😮 The 50 greatest innovations of 2024: From Zildjian to NASA 😮

Life Skills(Page 3)

Research-backed advice to make your daily life a little better—or at least a little easier.

Latest in Life Skills

A car passenger appears to feel nauseous with her hand to her mouth.
Health

What causes motion sickness—and how to avoid it

By Ben Guarino

A short-haired teenage boy wearing a black shirt and grinning with his head stuck in a metal fence.
DIY

Read this if you or someone nearby is stuck in a fence

By John Kennedy

a person showing a sunburn on their shoulder and back, probably looking for a sunburn treatment.
DIY

A sunburn treatment that actually works

By Sandra Gutierrez G., Claire Maldarelli

Three cows taking shelter near a house during a flash flood. A black one and a brown one are standing knee-deep in water, while a second brown one is standing on the porch.
Environment

Flash floods are rare, but deadly. Here’s how to be ready for them.

By Maria Parazo Rose

three stages of woman standing and lifting barbell
DIY

I lift heavy weights to soothe my fibromyalgia pain—here’s what the science says

By Urmi Bhattacheryya

Kidney beans black beans, corn, and tomatoes can all increase your daily fiber intake
Health

Up your daily fiber intake for a happy microbiome

By Claire Maldarelli

A bunch of poison ivy leaves which you'll need to learn to spot to avoid an allergic reaction.
DIY

How to keep poison ivy from ruining outdoor fun

By Alisha McDarris

A white cooler sitting in the sun on a concrete sidewalk by a large body of water.
DIY

The scientifically best way to pack a cooler

By John Kennedy

Fourth of July partygoers playing in red, white, and blue confetti, which could be a fireworks alternative
Environment

Celebrate a firework-less Fourth of July with drones, bubble guns, or confetti cannons

By Carla Delgado

A distant shot of a hiker about to go downhill
DIY

How to hike downhill safely and comfortably

By Alisha McDarris

Four women sitting around two small, white, round tables having a conversation.
DIY

9 science-backed tips for better conversations

By Sofia Quaglia

Person working out in living room with dumbbells.
DIY

How to start lifting weights—even if you’ve never picked up a dumbbell in your life

By Amanda Svachula

A person wearing a yellow sweater and sitting at a wooden desk while using a silver Macbook laptop.
DIY

It’s time to buy the domain name of your dreams

By David Nield

Toilet on palm tree-filled beach
Health

Why your poop gets weird on vacation—and what to do about it

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

A woman running on a desert trail to burn the most calories.
Health

These heart-pumping exercises burn the most calories

By Ben Guarino

How pilots end up in a ‘death spiral’
Technology

How pilots end up in a ‘death spiral’

By Julia Craven

A concerned-looking person sitting on a couch with the back of another person in the foreground, perhaps a therapist talking with someone who has high rejection sensitivity.
DIY

How to manage anxiety in response to rejection

By Pooja Shah

ISS astronaut taking selfie during space walk for social media
Science

Make your social media feed smarter with these science accounts

By Jamie Dickman

Two bear cubs in a meadow.
DIY

How to keep your food safe from hungry bears when camping

By Alisha McDarris

Mountains and a pine forest covered in wildfire smoke.
DIY

What to do when wildfire smoke fills the air

By Natalie Wallington

Hand holding a cupcake with purple frosting, sprinkles and a birthday candle.
DIY

How to make sure you never miss someone’s birthday

By David Nield

Two people in workout clothes putting food and supplements into a blender to make their own pre-workout
Health

What science says about popular pre-workout ingredients

By Purbita Saha

The mpox virus. 3D illustration.
DIY

What you can do to prevent the spread of mpox

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

Three people hiking in the rain wearing raincoats.
DIY

How to stay dry and safe while hiking in the rain

By Alisha McDarris

Person holding laptop and a white reusable water bottle.
DIY

You’re probably not washing your water bottle often enough

By Amanda Svachula

Opened silica gel packet on a wood countertop, ready for someone to find another use for them.
Environment

6 clever ways to reuse silica gel packets

By Bridget Reed Morawski

White-skinned person pouring ice cubes into bath with a dark-skinned person recovering after a workout. Illustrated in orange, white, and black.
Health

The best way to relieve sore muscles after a brutal workout

By Jack Izzo

Baby sleeping naked in a white hammock
Health

Why you should sleep naked tonight, according to science

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

A male and a female mallard duck in some green grass by some bushes.
DIY

Don’t feed ducks bread. Here’s what to give them instead.

By Natalie Wallington

Hand writing on notebook
DIY

How to improve your handwriting

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

Person with dark skin and short hair jumps rope while pregnant person with light skin and hair in a bun squats and lifts dumbells. Illustrated in orange, black, and gray.
Health

The 6 essential parts of an effective workout

By Frankie de la Cretaz

Tabby cat on hardwood floors playing with a fabric toy resembling a mouse
DIY

5 ways to ensure your cat actually likes playtime

By Jamie Dickman

Mammatus types of clouds over a lighthouse and rocky coast
Environment

A scientific guide to clouds, even the ones that look like udders

By Briley Lewis

An elderly person with short gray hair, wearing a pink shirt and jeans, with their hands on the shoulders of a kid they're teaching how to ride a bike. The child is wearing a red helmet and using a balance bike on a park path.
DIY

Pro tips for teaching a kid how to ride a bike

By Jean Levasseur

Senior man and woman in wheelchair
Health

How to get through to your aging parents without arguing

By Judith Graham / KFF Health News

split screen showing phone with halo on one side, phone with horns on the other
DIY

The Opt Out: 10 rules for better internet etiquette

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

Person on yoga mat doing bridge exercise to work out muscles in core, neck, and back. Illustrated in red, black, white, and gray.
Health

A guide to the muscles you forget to exercise

By Jamie Dickman

Wall covered in ripped posters and stickers.
DIY

How to use science to remove sticker residue

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

Pink feathery muhly grass are one the many native types of grass you plant in the US.
Environment

9 native grasses that will revitalize your sad, water-wasting lawn

By Helen Bradshaw

A mouse eating a morsel of food, a scene that would prompt many to wonder how to get rid of mice.
DIY

How to get rid of mice and keep them away

By Mary Beth Griggs

Box of iHealth COVID rapid tests being distributed at a school before the US COVID public health emergency ended
Health

Your guide to COVID testing for the unforeseeable future

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

A person wearing barefoot shoes that form around their toes, sitting on a rock overlooking a body of water.
DIY

For a better hike, try swapping clunky boots for barefoot shoes

By Alisha McDarris

Earth's horizon and Pacific Ocean photographed by NASA astronauts on the International Space Station. The planet's curvature proves that the Earth is round, not flat.
Science

10 ways you can tell the Earth is round

By Moriel Schottlender

Teddy bear sitting in a corner and hands peeking from the corner with a phone taking pictures of the teddy bear.
DIY

The Opt Out: Read this before sharing another photo of a kid online

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

The view of Zion National Park from Lava Point.
DIY

A beginner’s guide to visiting national parks

By Nadia Bajuelo

Person rides a mountain bike on an outdoor trail.
DIY

How to start mountain biking this summer

By Alisha McDarris

A TV with the Stranger Things title screen on it, in a dark room bathed in purple light. Exactly what you might see if you're binge-watching instead of going to sleep.
DIY

How to stream movies and shows without destroying your sleep

By David Nield

Cannabis plant under purple weed grow light
Science

On 420, learn more about weed with these carefully cultivated science stories

By Jamie Dickman

Hand holding a joint,
DIY

A step-by-step guide to rolling a joint

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

Baby with brown eyes and brown hair laying on their back. The baby is sleeping in a crib, not a bed, to prevent SIDS.
Health

This is the safest way to sleep with your baby

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

Person in a dark room watering a houseplant with a beam of light. Illustrated.
Environment

How to grow plants in the dark

By Ellen Airhart

A group of people outside their cars along a closed road, wearing eclipse glasses to watch a solar eclipse.
Science

Watch this week’s rare solar eclipse from anywhere in the world

By Briley Lewis

A carpenter bee on a white flower. If you're trying to figure out how to get rid of carpenter bees, it's best not to kill these crucial pollinators.
Environment

Easy ways to stop carpenter bees from remodeling your home

By Julia Rittenberg

Narcan naloxone nasal spray vending machine in Illinois to fight opioid overdoses
Health

4 common myths about Narcan, the ‘antidote’ to opioid overdose

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

Person crying over bills and a calculator on a desk.
DIY

5 ways to deal with financial anxiety before it seriously harms your health

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

A wooden serving tray with a variety of dehydrated fruit and herbs on it, along with fresh fruit and herbs.
DIY

Dehydrating food can save you money and reduce waste

By Bridget Reed Morawski

A total solar eclipse, a bright ring of sunlight around a dark moon on July 2, 2019.
Science

April’s skies boast the full pink moon, Lyrid meteor shower, and a total solar eclipse

By Laura Baisas

Hands putting bandage on a hiker's foot outdoors
DIY

How to save your feet from painful blisters

By Alisha McDarris

Two people, silhouetted, looking up at a clear night sky.
Science

Catch 5 planets (including Uranus) in an ultra-rare planetary alignment

By Briley Lewis

A white clothes dryer with a clean dryer vent behind a white curtain, in front of a tall window with sunlight shining through.
DIY

How to clean your dryer vent so it doesn’t catch on fire

By John Kennedy

A pile of pills of various shapes and colors on an orange background. Some of these may be allergy medications.
Health

The right way to use seasonal allergy medications

By Kate Baggaley

A Canada goose opening its mouth and spreading its wings to protect its nest and its mate behind it at the edge of a marshy area.
DIY

Read this if you’re too scared to walk past a goose

By Alisha McDarris

Foods that make you feel full on a beige background, including kale, raspberry, whole wheat pasta, salmon, green apple, steak, crackers, chocolates, popcorn, pink frosted donut, peas in a pod, and a basil leaf
DIY

How to feel full just by eating good food

By Betsy Andrews/Saveur

Black Mercedes Benz sedan hydroplaning in rain when speeding down highway
DIY

A driver’s guide to hydroplaning and how to handle it

By Tony Markovich/The Drive