It’s a privilege being old. Too many people never make it that far. But it ends. For everyone. The finish line comes. When you croak, the worries and stress end. Not for those left behind, however.

Dhruv and Dipika were promised a route through Istanbul to Canada and then the US. Instead, they were diverted to a "secluded ...

Rolling out this week, WIRED’s journalistic commissions on technological decommissions—from broken-down electric cars to falling-down space stations. “What if I run out of oxygen?” he remembered ...

The life of a toucan seen flying around the Las Vegas desert is at risk unless it can be captured soon. That is according to a bird rescue group that has been trying to catch him since the ...

Rescue video shows surfer clinging to lobster trap buoy a quarter-mile offshore. Santa Barbara rescue swimmers and drones with infrared located and retrieved him. Authorities warn against entering ...

China has become the first nation to require a change to make it easier to rescue people from car crashes: Car doors must be able to open from either side mechanically, like by lifting a handle. The ...

Police officers came to the rescue of a shark found tangled in a crab trap. While patrolling Manatee Public Beach, Florida, marine deputies saw a shark with a fishing line coming from its lower jaw.

I hate bugs inside my home. And while fruit flies are the least serious offender in my mind (bed bugs and roaches are much worse), some people can’t stand them. Instead of swatting at the air in a ...