A Leap of Faith

A car crashes on a bridge and a child is catapulted into the water below. Who will save her?

A Perfect Match

Everyday Miracles

Clean the Things You Never Do*

*But ShouldMore chores? Don't worry. Just add an item or two to your regular routine, and your home will thank you.

Breaking Ground

The steps at the back of David Olson's house in Norton Shores, Michigan, were crumbling and had to go.

Stop Losing Your Stuff

Can't find your keys again? Cognitive experts can help you stop searching (and stressing).

THE FUTURE OF TECH

From self-driving cars to space travel, we answer your questions about where technology is heading

Calling All Blood Donors!

BLOOD DRIVES at schools and colleges—which make up a large portion of the American Red Cross's collection sites-have dropped 62 percent.

Dads on Duty

When gang violence spiked, parents at a Louisiana high school said "Not on our watch”

News FROM THE WORLD OF MEDICINE

Exposure to loud noise, such as an earsplitting concert, is a common cause of hearing loss. But now we may have a way to prevent it.

Life Cycles

ABOUT 15 YEARS ago, Andrew McLindon, an entrepreneur And avid cyclist, was riding his bike in Austin, Texas, when he thought about a friend's 12-year-old son.

The Hole in the Fence

A child's unlikely friendship with an unseen neighbor transforms in isolation

LOOKING to the FUTURE

What will the next 100 years bring? Our collective future is actually pretty bright.

Laughing MATTERS

Humor connects us to one another. But how has what we find funny changed over the past 100 years?

Taking a Scalpel to Medical Debt

JEFF JENSEN WAS in a quandary. The entrepreneur and Boy Scout leader was hobbled by painful nerve damage in his leg and foot.

13 Things Boredom-busting Facts About Board Games

We have been playing board games—in some cases, the same board games—for millennia.

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

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.

Furnishing Hope

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

News From the WORLD OF MEDICINE

HEALTH TIPS

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

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.

A Song in His Heart

An encounter with a waiting room songstress unlocks a side of my father I’d rarely seen before Alzheimer’s

With Open Arms, at Last

Everyday miracles

IF YOUR Block COULD Talk

Fascinating facts about the streets where we live