Evil Week: How to Keep Dogs From Crapping on Your Lawn
Welcome to Evil Week, our annual dive into all the slightly sketchy hacks we’d usually refrain from recommending. Want to weasel your way into free drinks, play elaborate mind games,…
Why Washing Lettuce Doesn’t Get Rid of E. Coli
Leafy greens have been the carriers for dozens of outbreaks of food poisoning in recent years. The CDC recently linked several to a particular strain of E. coli, but other…
Your Sunscreen Might Be Spraying Benzene on You
Photo: JHVEPhoto (Shutterstock) Back in July 2022, Edgewell Personal Care announced a voluntary recall for one of its Banana Boat spray sunscreens after an internal review found that three batches…
How to Get Rid of Weeds That Grow Through Cracks in the Pavement
Photo: Vladimir Konstantinov (Shutterstock) When we first learned about plants in school, they seemed so straightforward: Make sure they have the right amounts of soil, sunlight, and water, and they’ll…