explainers
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What Is A Stent?
Stents are simple and useful devices for people who suffer from heart problems or heart-induced chest pain. Placing a stent is a fairly simple medical procedure — let’s take a look at what’s involved.
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If You See Green Storm Clouds, Prepare For The Worst
You see those green, billowing storm clouds over there? Those are bad. Not because you’ll get whisked away to some annoying musical world – no, because those clouds mean that storm is particularly nasty and dangerous. It might even mean a tornado is approaching.
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The Best Explainers Of 2018
Besides telling you how to hack your life, we here at Lifehacker love to help you understand the world around you, whether you’re puzzling over an obscure feature of your computer or a big political issue in the news. Here are some of our best explainers from 2018.
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The Difference Between Emergency Contraception And Abortion Pills
In a season four Black Mirror episode, one character (it isn’t a spoiler if I don’t say who, right?) attempts to end another’s pregnancy with emergency contraception in her breakfast smoothie. Folks, EC and abortion pills are two totally different things.