Are preppers crazy, or is everyone else?” As ordinary preppers stock up on freeze-dried meals and first aid kits, their billionaire counterparts are making plans to ride out the apocalypse in luxury.

This story is part of a Globe Magazine special report, appearing in print on Sunday, March 29. It was reported between March 11 and 13. From an undisclosed location somewhere in rural Maine, a man ...

The apocalypse is fashion-forward. If you find yourself in a big box store during the early hours at the end of the world, you might reach for zip-off cargo pants and Crocs — if you’re an Inverse ...

Costco offers an apocalypse dinner kit that lasts for a quarter-century and costs under $100. David Edwards - stock.adobe.com It’s the Cost-co of living. Given that the world will start seriously ...

A few weeks ago, I became convinced I ought to buy a compass. Also a tent, a LifeStraw, and solar chargers. Was I embarrassed about this 48-hour panic? Yes. But reading an op-ed at two in the morning ...

Prior to its release, Elon Musk touted Tesla’s futuristic-looking Cybertruck as “apocalypse-proof” — but the reality, according to those who are prepping for the actual end times, falls far from that ...