Jesse Singer articles

Global views of the United States have become more complicated in recent years. But across multiple surveys—including Pew Research and Ipsos—one thing is clear: there are still many aspects of America that people around the world genuinely like, admire, and connect with on a personal level.

It’s one of the most common beliefs out there—Canada has “free healthcare.” So when someone gets a massive hospital bill, it feels shocking, even wrong. But the reality is more complicated, especially if you’re not a Canadian resident—and there’s one crucial step many travelers overlook before ever crossing the border.

For decades, the story of how life began seemed relatively settled. Scientists believed they understood the sequence, the building blocks, and how it all came together. But new research is now raising big questions—ones that directly challenge what we thought we knew about the origins of life.

In 2023, archaeologists studying ancient debris from a site near Jerusalem made a discovery that immediately caught global attention: a tiny folded lead tablet believed to be over 3,000 years old. At first glance it looked unremarkable—but upon closer examination researchers realized it contained something truly extraordinary: one of the earliest, and most terrifying, curse texts ever found.

If you’ve walked into a modern hotel or restaurant bathroom recently, you may have noticed something odd: from open restroom entrances to hotel rooms suddenly putting the toilet almost completely out in the open—doors are disappearing. What’s going on?

For decades, many scientists assumed that if intelligent life existed elsewhere in the universe, we would have seen some sign of it by now. But one NASA astrophysicist believes he may know why it hasn't happened yet, and his so-called “radical mundanity” theory points to a possibility most people probably haven’t even considered.

Some states have a rather clear advantage over others when it comes to making it through an invasion in one piece (or at least in fewer pieces, as the case may be).

For centuries, people have traveled across the world to see Egypt’s pyramids. They’re towering, unmistakable, and instantly recognizable. But did you know the largest pyramid on Earth isn’t actually in Egypt? Most people don’t. In fact, most people who’ve seen it have walked right past it without realizing what they just saw.

What is the best country in the world? That's a question US News and World Report set out to answer. And they did...So, here we will look at the ranking of the 50 best countries in the world.