If you do have a dipstick and you’re checking it yourself, make sure the car is parked on level ground. If the engine has been running, be aware of potential hot spots under the hood. Most automakers recommend checking the oil level when the engine is cool. With the engine off, open the car’s hood…

Regardless of shell color, one large egg has about 70 calories, 6 grams of protein, 2 grams of saturated fat, about 185 milligrams of cholesterol, and a long list of other nutrients. These include lecithin, an important component of cell membranes, and high levels of choline, a nutrient that aids brain development. Egg yolks also…

SPF—or sun protection factor—is a measure of how well a sunscreen guards against sunburn. The SPF number is usually explained as the amount of time it takes for skin to turn red while wearing sunscreen. For instance, if you burn in 15 minutes, an SPF 30 would theoretically give you 450 minutes of protection from…

The rent is too damn high, even in video games. For months, players of Colossal Order’s 2023 city-building sim, Cities: Skylines II, have been battling with exorbitant housing costs. Subreddits filled with users frustrated that the cost of living was too high in their burgeoning metropolises and complained there was no way to fix it….

That means that after deet, oil of lemon eucalyptus has one of the best track records of success against mosquitoes in our testing, says Chris Regan, who leads CR’s insect repellent testing. PMD can also be an active ingredient on its own, without being part of an oil of lemon eucalyptus formulation. We’ve tested one…

CR tests insect repellents by having volunteers put their repellent-covered arms into cages full of disease-free mosquitoes and seeing how long it takes for the bugs to start biting. Our current ratings include 13 products that have picaridin as their active ingredient. Of those, four performed well enough to earn our recommendation.  “Our testing can’t…

Audio quality: It seems like it would go without saying, but we’re saying it anyway: You can’t always tell from a spec sheet how a gaming headset will sound. A well-made stereo headset can sound better than a poorly made 7.1 Dolby Atmos surround sound set. Check reviews to get a sense of how a…

The recall: It involves all sizes and thicknesses of the NapQueen Sleep Victoria Cooling Gel and Pocket Coil Hybrid Mattresses manufactured prior to October 2023 (models NQ691011, NQ691015, NQ691021, NQ691031, NQ691041, NQ691211, NQ691215, NQ691221, NQ691231, NQ691241, NQ69811, NQ69815, NQ69821, NQ69831, and NQ69841). The single-sided mattresses have a white knit top panel quilted in wavy diamonds…

Victor Miller [Archival audio clip]: She’s asking what policies are most important to you, VIC? VIC [Archival audio clip]: The most important policies to me focus on transparency, economic development, and innovation. Leah Feiger: That is so bizarre. I got to ask, could VIC be exposed to other sources of information other than these public…

This is an interesting time of year to be TV shopping. On one hand, you’ll still find a decent number of leftover 2023 models, often at their all-time lowest prices. On the other, the first wave of new 2024 TVs have now arrived, typically at their higher introductory prices. Regardless of the model year, though,…