Marlon Wright articles

Architecture gets interesting once rules start feeling optional. Big risks and strange choices helped American cities grow personalities, stir opinions, and leave behind buildings that feel more like statements than shelter for decades to come.

What if the Exodus story has been holding onto more truth than anyone guessed? Fresh digs across the region are surfacing clues that nudge the ancient account out of legend and into possibility.

A stray goat led a young shepherd toward caves hiding manuscripts untouched for nearly two millennia. Scholars soon realized these fragile scraps shed light on lost history and traditions that could have been lost under the sand.

Not every American city offers the dream life you'd expect. Some places wrestle with challenges that make daily existence tough for residents. Crime, crumbling infrastructure, and limited opportunities create environments where thriving feels nearly impossible.

Stonehenge always seemed mysterious enough on its own, but a discovery around the site added an unexpected layer. The ground reveals something huge, and the monument starts to look like only one piece of a much larger plan.

Not all destinations want your visit right now. Sounds harsh, but it's true. The very things that made these places magical are disappearing because too many people want to see them before they're gone.

When people picture the Great Wall of China, they often imagine stone fortifications snaking over mountains north of Beijing. A quiet discovery in Shandong Province has rewritten that timeline. Archaeologists uncovered a rammed earth wall predating the Qin Dynasty’s famous unification by about 300 years, reshaping how scholars understand China’s earliest defenses and who first began building them.

What happens when the ground beneath a national park holds enough power to rewrite the country? If a supervolcano snapped awake, ash could smother regions and disrupt everything people rely on.