I’m a real-life gold digger — I found $125K with just a few hand tools and a pig

I’m a real-life gold digger — I found 5K with just a few hand tools and a pig

She has no shame in being a full-time gold digger. An Australian woman discovered gold nuggets worth $127,000 underneath her childhood play area. Tyler Mahoney, 27, a reality star on Discovery Channel’s “Gold Rush” was gold-digging with her brother Reece and her father Ted when she came across her biggest hit yet. “We were at a place … Read more

Shark sightings are on the rise — and beach towns are fighting back with high-tech tools

Shark sightings are on the rise — and beach towns are fighting back with high-tech tools

If you sea something, say something. With millions beach-bound this Memorial Day weekend, New York-area coastal communities are working overtime to keep swimmers safe while enjoying the region’s increasingly shark-infested waters. With sightings — and panic — on the rise, towns are hoping to avoid any Amity Island-like scenarios by rolling out a range of high-tech … Read more

Lymphatic drainage is all the rage — try it with these DIY tools

Lymphatic drainage is all the rage — try it with these DIY tools

Got that buzzy buccal fat or love handles that refuse to budge? Maybe skip the surgeon and start knuckling your puffy cheeks and dry brushing your bloated belly instead. Finger scissors. Chin sweeps. Full circles. In typical TikTok overkill fashion, clips featuring a blizzard of body-part kneading and stroking techniques have exploded over the last … Read more

I’m a hot carpenter at 19 and love it — and I don’t let online tools judge me

I’m a hot carpenter at 19 and love it — and I don’t let online tools judge me

Lauren Larsen is blond, beautiful and works in an industry dominated almost entirely by men — but she loves it. The 19-year-old apprentice carpenter, based in Melbourne, Australia, often shares videos of herself on-site, amassing thousands of comments and millions of views about her good looks and unusual job choice. In one clip — with … Read more

The best new skin-care and beauty tools you can use at home

The best new skin-care and beauty tools you can use at home

At JTAV Clinical Skincare on the Upper East Side, founder Joie Tavernise fields endless questions about the latest, greatest gadgets. Ever since pandemic lockdowns left her clients with nothing to do but stare at a 10x magnifying mirror, curiosity about tools that tackle the signs of aging, acne and other skin issues has skyrocketed.  “Before … Read more

‘The tools are getting picked off’: An ever-mutating mix of COVID variants means fewer and less effective treatments this fall

‘The tools are getting picked off’: An ever-mutating mix of COVID variants means fewer and less effective treatments this fall

The pandemic might be over in the minds of some. But like it or not, COVID is ramping up for a fall wave—one likely to be fueled by multiple variants, experts say, as the virus mutates and spreads exponentially. The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington and other experts, including … Read more