preventable accidents Tourists ignore "trail closed" sign in Hawaii — airlifted to hospital 15 minutes later Carla Sinclair

medical emergencies 27-year-old Trump advisor collapses on stage at Republican event (video) Carla Sinclair

freaky flights Vulture crashes into cockpit of plane and hangs in front of pilot's face as he continues to fly (video) Carla Sinclair

leaping into action 2 passengers take over Colorado bus when driver collapses and loses control (video) Carla Sinclair

rescues Incredible photo of woman stuck upside down in tight rock crevice after reaching for dropped phone Allan Rose Hill

foraging Amish family of 11, including baby, sickened by toxic mushrooms — but have no phone to call 911 Carla Sinclair

Whistle defiers Defective Boeing flight catches fire, hospitalizing 10 victims on board (video) Carla Sinclair

quick thinking 12-year-old boy outsmarts leopard in incredibly close — and dangerous — encounter (video) Carla Sinclair

bad swag 3 people hospitalized after eating colorful laundry pods that candidate in Taiwan handed out Carla Sinclair

big brother Kate Cox flees anti-freedom Texas to get abortion she desperately needs Carla Sinclair

airplanes Wild footage shows wind-blasted passengers grip their seats when man opens plane door mid-flight (video) Carla Sinclair

gadgets I got a generic "emergency" radio for Christmas and it came in this amazing box Rob Beschizza

heroes Trooper pulls couple over for speeding, ends up saving their baby's life Carla Sinclair

emergencies A possum holds a woman "hostage" at her home in New Zealand Carla Sinclair

firefighters Firefighters free naked woman wedged upside down between two buildings David Pescovitz

videos Cities' emergency sirens will play anything you send them over an unencrypted radio protocol Cory Doctorow

mistakes Ambulance arrives quickly after accident Rob Beschizza

Science In backup generators we trust? Maggie Koerth

politics Trump attacks science, research, and public health systems Jennifer Sandlin