In her new monthly column, The Survivalist, Jessie Krebs writes about staying alive in dangerous backcountry scenarios. Krebs is a former Air Force S.E.R.E (survival, evasion, resistance, and escape) ...

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I had been at Boy Scout camp for two days when I wandered into the survival skills area and had my mind blown. In a clearing in the Wisconsin woods, there sat about two dozen tween and teenage Scouts.

You never know when an unexpected situation might put you in a tough spot - a storm, a power outage, or getting lost on a hike. Knowing basic survival skills can make the difference between panic and ...

The basic structure of the human brain has remained essentially unaltered for tens of thousands of years, but the information processed within it has changed dramatically over time. Today, we require ...