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As the lost hiker grew desperate, a stranger with an unusual pastime was trying to rescue him

My Most Unforgettable Road Trip

There’s lots to remember while driving cross-country: Buckle up, use your blinker, check your mirrors. But the No. 1 rule of the road? As our readers will tell you, have some fun along the way!

How I Learned to Make Friends Again

It used to be so easy. Then life got in the way.

Delete Your Internet Footprint

With spies lurking everywhere, how can you keep yourself safe? Here are 25 smart steps, from the editor of HowtoGeek.com.

Dirt Can't Hide

How a stealth team of chemists discovered a mix of molecules that changed laundry forever

The Tractor War

If you buy a machine—be it a smartphone or a combine—you should be able to fix it, right? Big Tech says no. Ordinary Joes say yes. Witness the biggest battle in the right-to repair movement, being fought on farms across America.

The New Truth About Cholesterol

The latest research and information will help you keep your levels in check

RUN OVER BY A SPEED BOAT

A gruesome accident nearly killed CARTER VISS. Healing from his injuries would be tough; forgiving the boat’s driver, even tougher.

I Didn't Start Working Out Until I Turned 70

Owen used his experience to write a book called Just Move! A New Approach to Fitness After 50, in which he details how older adults can safely get off the couch and add more movement to their lives.

NIGHT TERROR

In the middle of the night, as most of the tenants slept, much of a 12-story Florida condominium collapsed, killing scores and sending survivors fleeing for their lives. But amid the rubble and dust, eroes appeared as neighbor reached out to neighbor.

Be (Slightly) Funnier

Humor is a muscle we all have, and flexing it often helps in any life situation.

Pet Besties

Meet the winners of our first America’s Best Pet Pals contest. Warm fuzzies guaranteed!

Keep Current with Facts About Electric Cars

13 THINGS

I Am Coconut … A Killer Nut? Not Even Close

The FOOD ON YOUR PLATE

Speaking Fluent Fatherlish

Dads have a language all their own, one that’s not difficult to decipher

Furnishing Hope

For ex-foster children to have a seat at the table, first they need a seat and a table

GOLDEN GIRL

My mom’s 80th-birthday tattoo is just the latest example of her wild newfound independence

WE FOUND A FIX

5 Tricks to Improve Your Life*

13 Things - What Your Amazon Driver Wants You to Know

Travel Tips

The Street Vet

A California veterinarian makes house calls to pet owners who have no place to call home

What It's Like to Be in a Coma

The twilight zone between life and death is a mystery that doctors can solve

News From the WORLD OF MEDICINE

HEALTH TIPS

The Autumn Blues

SOME PEOPLE CAN’T WAIT for the lovely colors, cooler weather, and cozy sweaters of autumn. In fact, fall is Americans’ favorite time, the season of choice for about 30 percent of us, according to a recent YouGov poll. But for a minority of others, the transition from summer create worry, fear, and worse. We often hear about the short, cold days of winter causing what is known as seasonal affective disorder. But according to Carrie Landin, a psychologist with the University of Colorado Health Integrative Medicine Center, a significant number of people actually experience autumn anxiety.

LAUGHTER

The best Medicine

Pony Miracles

WHEN OUR WEE group of miniature horses enters a room, it’s Magic, queen of the herd, who always seems to find the person who needs her most. The room on this day is in a Florida assisted living facility and is full of residents, staff, family, and even a local news photographer.

Stepping Up to the Plate

A longtime baseball card collector seizes the opportunity to do good after a destructive wildfire

Friends in High Places

How a surprise adventure turned into the story of a lifetime for two Supreme Court justices—and me

Kindness, Delivered

THE E-MAIL REQUEST came into Ekiben restaurant in Baltimore late on a Thursday afternoon in March: tempura broccoli topped with fresh herbs, diced onion, and fermented cucumber vinegar—with a twist. The man who sent the e-mail didn’t actually want the food itself. He was writing on behalf of his mother-in-law, who adored the dish. He went on to explain that she was now in the final stages of lung cancer at her home Steve Chu, one of the Asian fusion restaurant’s co-owners, read the e-mail and quickly replied with an alternative suggestion. “Thanks for reaching out,” he wrote. “We’d like to meet you in Vermont and make it fresh for you.”

Trapped At The Bottom Of The Sea

It was supposed to be a routine job for a team of men who repair underwater pipelines. Then one diver’s air-supply cord snapped—when he was 300 feet down.

Quieting Anxiety

Overlapping crises have made many of us jumpy. But how do you know when you have slipped into a more serious problem and need help?