Shower DrainIt can get clogged by hair and soap. And if you use your shower infrequently, larvae can develop in the drain, which can lead to flies in your bathroom, says CR home writer Keith Flamer, who dealt with this mysterious insect phenomenon while awaiting a shower renovation. What to do: For clogs, you can…
Prime Day is officially over. Did your friend mention a killer deal they scored? Are you now dealing with FOMO? Not to worry. Roughly half of the Amazon Prime Day deals we highlighted during the main event are still kicking around, though they are expiring quickly. These are all products we here at WIRED have…
Fats, oils, and grease (what the waste industry refers to as FOG) are the bane of any plumber’s or water treatment worker’s existence. And “the more unwanted waste we can keep out of waterways, the fewer contaminants for our wastewater and drinking water treatment facilities to clean out of waters we use for drinking and recreational activities like fishing or swimming,”…
Nelson: I took a picture. I cropped it so that his face could not be seen. And we used that reference photo a month later. Tan: I thought he was joking. The outfit the mystery man is wearing in the game is pretty much exactly what I had on that day, minus the mask, stripes,…
Truth Terminal “has birthed an entire sector that’s red-hot: the AI agent–memecoin sector,” says Travis Kling, founder of Ikigai Asset Management, a crypto wealth management firm, who has personally invested in GOAT. “Like most things in crypto, a lot of it is vaporware and grift. But it may end up being the marquee sector of…
It’s easy to overlook key considerations when buying a toilet, such as extra accessories or hardware you’ll need for a complete assembly, or even regulations that may restrict which type of toilet you can buy, depending on where you live. State-level restrictions: A small number of the toilets tested by Consumer Reports aren’t available in…
Below, we feature the two- and three-row midsized SUVs with the most usable cargo room based on our testing process. They are ranked in order of cargo room in cubic feet, with the top performer first. Each one comes standard with automatic emergency braking (AEB), AEB that works at highway speeds, blind spot warning (BSW),…
To ensure the best sun protection, it’s important to know exactly what you’re getting when you pick up a bottle of sunscreen. “Much of what you see on the label is marketing, which can make it difficult to decode what’s truly meaningful,” says Joshua Zeichner, MD, director of cosmetic and clinical research in dermatology at…
Due to a manufacturing error, the bolts used to attach the third-row seatbacks may not have been tightened properly. As a result, the vehicles may not meet federal motor vehicle safety standards. In a written statement, Toyota said that the seatbacks may not perform as intended and could increase the risk of injury to seated…
This acronym is short for photoelectrochemical oxidation. It isn’t new technology, per se, but rather a boosted version of photocatalytic oxidation (PCO), which has been used for decades to clean contaminated air and water. A typical mesh filter—HEPA, for instance—captures only airborne particles. PECO and PCO, however, take it one step further and also target…