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A computer screen displaying the Ubuntu operating system settings and system information.

Tech

A simple install kept this 10-year-old Asus laptop off the shopping list

The handles of an LL Bean tote bag.

Home

An LL Bean tote survived college, beaches, and grocery runs — and is still in perfect shape

The bottom of a pair of Blundstone boots.

Home

Blundstone approved 10-year-old boots for warranty, then required proof they were destroyed

A herd of elephants walks across a road near trees and bushes.

Outdoors

Orphaned elephants create gentle 'traffic jam' as they cross a road

A cobra.

Outdoors

Thailand hotel guest bolts awake screaming as partner spots cobra by the bed

A black Logitech computer mouse on a light-colored surface.

Tech

Logitech will ship repairable mice only in Europe, with harder-to-repair models sent everywhere else

A woman speaks in front of a background with animal enclosures and two tiger cubs resting in straw.

Outdoors

UK safari park celebrates endangered Amur tiger twins as a rare boost for conservation

A pair of socks with fox and polka dot designs.

Business

Sock company stirs debate after buyers disagree about unique warranty system

A chef retrieving an item from a drone.

Tech

In France, electric drones will ferry phone chargers and caviar to superyachts at anchor in 15 minutes

A hammerhead shark near a school of fish.

Tech

Off Ecuador's Galápagos, a hammerhead bolts the second it senses orcas

Two food storage containers.

Home

Ikea sells food-storage lids separately, so a worn-out top doesn't send the whole set to the trash

A technician repairing a smartphone.

Tech

Oregon's Right to Repair law is fueling a fix-it movement against planned obsolescence