Oscar fish are an aggressive and highly intelligent freshwater fish hailing from South America, specifically the tropical Amazon River Basin and its tributaries. They go by many names, including ...

Whether you want to keep your devices secure during a protest or are just prepping for doomsday, here's how to shield your gadgets from electromagnetic fields. My title is Senior Features Writer ...

My favorite social-media post in recent weeks (from a Seattle-based engineer named Grant Slatton) seems esoteric, but is quite insightful: "We don't talk enough about how insane aluminum foil is.

Yes, you read that right. Turns out, boosting your Wi-Fi signal is one of many fascinating aluminum foil uses you never knew about. To get the inside scoop, I asked an expert to explain how this ...

Not discouraged by having forgotten his antenna, he kludges up a makeshift one using a 20 cm length of aluminum foil (see video demonstration below the break). [David] wasn’t completely ...

One of the more interesting hacks that’s been making the rounds online claims that you can prevent intruders from breaking into your home with nothing more than a sheet of regular aluminum foil.

The trick: Wad up a piece of aluminum foil into a ball, and toss it straight into the flatware compartment of your dishwasher. I didn’t think I had any issue with my flatware before I saw the ...

Aluminum foil, a veritable kitchen staple, has revolutionized the way we cook, store, and preserve food. Several historical factors are responsible for this. First of all, production amped up prior to ...

Luckily, there are a few quick fixes for this problem, and one of them involves something you already have in your kitchen—aluminum foil. Incidentally, this is just one of the many aluminum foil ...