Nine coal miners were trapped underground in a surging flood. Then the rescue effort began.
Popular Mechanics
Edited by Leah Flickinger
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Working for The Man
At Rwanda’s monthly nationwide work party, Umuganda, thousands of volunteers carried their shovels to a pep rally and then, chanting, paid tribute to their “supreme coach”–Rwandan dictator Paul Kagame.
Bloomberg Weekend
Edited by Silvia Killingsworth
Sprinting Everest
Two super athletes speed climb Mount Everest, seeking to notch a Fastest Known Time.
National Geographic
Edited by William O’Connor
Polluters Pay
Having passed a “Climate Superfund” Bill, Vermont is trying to make oil companies pay for the damage caused by the floods and fires brought on by climate change.
Natural Resources Defense Council
Edited by Melissa Mahony
Tuesday Night Lights
In which the author seeks glory and finds salvation racing at night on cross-country skis, on a golf course in the Boston suburbs.
Boston Magazine
Edited by Chris Vogel
Ben Ogden’s Secret History
How Olympic medalist skier Ben Ogden found his groove in the backwoods of Vermont.
Outside
Edited by Frederick Dreier
He Lost $1 Billion Worth of Bitcoin
We all make mistakes, but in 2013 a Welsh computer engineer named James Howells made one of the largest errors of all time when he tossed into the landfill a laptop carrying the password for a Bitcoin account now worth $1 billion. Now it’s his obsessive life mission to recover his lost riches.
Popular Mechanics
Edited by Lou Mazzante
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This Old House’s Charms Aren’t Apparent to Everyone
Built circa 1790 and in the family since 1905, my beloved house is now at a pivotal juncture in its long history.
The Boston Globe
Edited by Kathy Horan
Can The Axolotl Unlock The Secrets To Eternal Life?
Scientist James Godwin believes that humans may soon be able to regenerate limbs and new tissue (heart, lungs, pancreas, whatever), just like that beloved salamander, the axolotl.
The Boston Globe Magazine
Edited by Jason Schwartz