Coronavirus Coverage

At-home test kits offer a quick and easy way to screen for COVID-19 at home. Here’s where to buy them, and three tests we recommend trying.

The “best” cloth face mask is the one you’ll wear (and not fuss with). Here’s how to find a mask that fits, filters well, and is reasonably comfortable.

We’ve been researching medical-style masks and respirators for months. Here’s what we’re buying.

This winter, a wearable sleeping bag will keep you cozy during your socially distant outdoor hangouts with friends.

The AZ Patio Heaters HLDS01-SSxxx packs 48,000 BTUs of heating power for cool-weather outdoor socializing.

The best mask for kids is the one they’ll put on and keep on. We have six to recommend that are comfortable, breathable, and fit a range of ages.

Many of the best-filtering kids face masks are out of stock. We share what happened and offer other options you can get right now.

Most fever thermometers will read your temperature accurately. But some are speedier and easier to use than others.

After hundreds of hours of research, we chose 37 items that could prove indispensable in a natural disaster—and be helpful in everyday life, too.

Working outside, even for just a little while, can be great for your health. Here’s how to do it as comfortably and productively as possible.

It’s easy to get up and running with Zoom, but you may not know about some of its best, most useful videoconferencing features.

After putting in more than 75 hours of research and making appointments on six platforms, we recommend starting your search for an online therapist with Amwell.

A visit to the drive-in theater can make for a memorable summer evening. Here’s the gear you need to maximize your experience.

We have a range of computer buying advice for parents facing a variety of schooling and budget situations, from used to new, and from laptop to desktop.

If you need a laptop for a kid, it may be hard to find a good—and cheap—one right now. We have tips on how to update an older laptop or shop for a new one.

This is the gear we’ve found that makes working from home easy and productive. The only thing it doesn’t do is keep you from heading to the kitchen.

To show their thanks and support, these companies are offering free and discounted services for educators.

Although national parks are reopening, not all the services you’d expect will be available. Here’s what to pack for your next visit to help fill in the gaps.

You shouldn’t try and trim your pet’s hair, but there are other basic grooming tasks you can undertake while businesses are closed.

You don’t need to spend much money to make a big gesture. Here are our favorite DIY and homemade Mother’s Day gift ideas.

A team of work-from-home veterans spent more than 150 hours researching and testing the best home-office furniture and supplies.

So you’ve bought a bike (or dug your old one out of the garage). Here are some essential but inexpensive accessories to keep you safe and happy on the road.

A cheap desktop PC is a great option for family needs, distance learning, or working from home, and our straightforward advice will help you find the best one.

The coronavirus has turned life upside down. These are the things that have made living, working, and taking care of ourselves (all from home) easier.

The start of the COVID-19 pandemic prompted some strange purchase decisions. We look back, a year later.

We have the gear to make outdoor socializing comfortable and warm in cold weather.

A loose-fitting mask can lead to foggy glasses. If you don’t want to tape the top of your mask to your face, anti-fog drops might help. (So might soap or spit.)

If you’re worried social distancing will ruin your dating life, take heart. These six online date ideas are just right for today’s brave new world.

Don’t submit to a COVID winter of discontent. Two nature-school teachers share how to gear up and coax your kids (and yourself) into embracing the elements.

From a do-it-all braising pot to indoor games, here are things staffers bought this year that made our lives infinitely better while we rode out a pandemic.

HEPA purifiers will capture the coronavirus if it is airborne, and some research now suggests it is.

We’ve put together some creative, low-stress ways to celebrate Thanksgiving with loved ones near and far amid the pandemic.

Our picks will help you look and sound as good on video calls as your Internet connection (and your audience’s) will allow.

Although long-promised contact tracing apps aren’t a quick fix for the COVID-19 pandemic, they can help with reducing spread—assuming people use them correctly.

For many families, the pandemic has thrown bedtime schedules out the window. We have expert advice on how to get kids back on track.

Experts advise how to remove acrylic and gel nails, plus how to prep, buff, and paint natural nails for soothing at-home mani-pedis.