Jesse Singer articles

Recently researchers have narrowed the search for alien life dramatically, identifying 45 worlds that offer some of the best chances of finding it. We ranked the 30 most intriguing candidates.

Humanity's origin story has seemed fairly straightforward for years. Scientists knew modern humans evolved in Africa, and while plenty of details remained debated, the broad outline appeared settled. Then a team of researchers took a much closer look at ancient genetic patterns hidden inside modern DNA.

We looked back at the best states in America in 2006 and compared them to where they rank today. Some of the changes are pretty surprising.

You'd think there wouldn't be much left to discover around the Great Pyramid of Giza. It has been explored, measured, mapped, photographed, and studied for generations. Not to mention the millions of tourists who've visited it and everything around it. Yet archaeologists have now found evidence of something everyone somehow missed...for more than 4,500 years.

Remember when everyone seemed to know somebody packing up and moving to one of these states? Well a lot can change in fifty years. In the 70s Boomers loved these states, these days...not so much. Do you agree?

America has a surprising number of places where guessing is exactly the wrong strategy. Here are some of the cities that leave visitors, tourists, and occasionally even locals completely stumped. The question isn't whether you'll get a few wrong. It's how many.

One mistake a lot of travelers make is assuming that if something is perfectly legal in the United States, it must be legal in Mexico too. Not even close.

For centuries, many of the Bible's most famous people, places, and events existed only on the pages of ancient texts. Critics argued some were legends, while others believed many of the stories could never be verified. Then archaeologists started digging, and what they found…well, this is what they found.

Buying a house comes with a lot of responsibilities. Paying the mortgage. Mowing the lawn. Pretending you'll finally organize the garage someday. But some perfectly normal homeowner habits that barely raise an eyebrow in parts of America can get you fined, ticketed, or into trouble north of the border. And a few of them are a lot more surprising than you'd probably expect.