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Injury

Best Article Travel

The Senseless Logic of the Wild

It was just a kayaking trip. Then it upended their lives.

Jon Mooallem New York Times Magazine Mar 2019 40min Permalink

Science Sports

The Nastiest Injury in Sports

On the history, science, and rise of ACL tears.

Neal Gabler Grantland Dec 2013 25min Permalink

Best Article

Cell Tower Deaths

Between 2003 and 2011, there were 50 “invisible” fatalities at cell towers, “a death rate roughly 10 times that of construction.”

  1. In Race For Better Cell Service, Men Who Climb Towers Pay With Their Lives

  2. Built for a Simpler Era, OSHA Struggles When Tower Climbers Die

Liz Day ProPublica May 2012 30min Permalink

Science

Attacked by a Grizzly [Part 2]

What it takes to recover from a near-death brawl with a bear.

Thomas Curwen The Los Angeles Times Apr 2007 Permalink

Science

Attacked by a Grizzly [Part 1]

A (graphically) detailed account of a bear’s attack on a father and daughter hiking in Glacier National Park.

Thomas Curwen The Los Angeles Times Apr 2007 20min Permalink

Science

Recovering from a Brain Injury

A first-person account. “If you’re the sort of person who has only ever had to deal with colds and cuts, food poisoning and the odd virus…what strikes you most is the glacial pace of recuperation.”

Tim Lusher The Guardian Jun 2010 10min Permalink