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Updated September 09, 2025 at 05:00 AM ET This story was originally published on Oct. 31, 2024, and has been updated. A few years ago, I lost my passport two days before a big, international trip.

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A few years ago, I lost my passport two days before a big, international trip. Getting a new passport expedited would cost hundreds of dollars. And I wasn’t sure if it would even arrive in time. You ...

We asked visual search scientists, a metal-detecting enthusiast and a detective to share the most effective strategies to find missing objects. This story was originally published on Oct. 31, 2024, ...