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But kindness and helpfulness show up in both big and small moments—from holding doors to volunteering to helping strangers in emergencies—and the data shows some states do it far more consistently than others. Based on data from AmeriCorps, Gallup, Pew, and national surveys, here are the most helpful states in America. Ranked.

Well, at least some of them are. While some of them sure aren't. And AirHelp has gone and ranked 239 of them across 69 countries—and these are the 35 best and the 35 worst.

In December 2025, scientists announced a finding that instantly sent shockwaves through archaeology. It hinted that our ancient ancestors were doing something astonishingly advanced… at a point in history when they weren’t supposed to know how to do it at all. And suddenly, the story of human technology may need to be rewritten from the ground up.

There are travel annoyances, and then there’s getting bumped from a flight you were fully ready to board. It feels unfair—especially if you checked in early and did “everything right.” But getting bumped has rules, and those rules can actually work in your favor more than airlines like to admit.

Vacations are precious—we only get so many days a year to escape the grind. So, when one partner wants a cruise and the other is dreaming of an all-inclusive resort, how do you choose?

Living in a new country can be exciting, eye-opening, and even life-changing. But for American expats abroad, there are certain things they miss from back home—and they come up again and again in surveys.

While it's a fact that Alaska is the largest state by area and Idaho produces the most potatoes—those facts aren't very amazing. But these facts are...

There’s no stranger small talk than the kind that happens under fluorescent lights at an international border. You’re tired, you’re jet-lagged, and suddenly someone in uniform wants to get personal. They ask things you’d barely tell your friends—let alone a stranger with a badge. It feels invasive—but is any of it actually optional?

Some might be right down the street from you, while others are a long-haul plane ride away. But these are all places and things, and sights and sounds all around the globe—that need to be seen at least once.

When the Lenape chose sides in the American Revolutionary War, they didn’t just change the fate of their own people, they shaped the history of the entire country.

In fear of their children being left abandoned, Choctaw mothers on their perilous journey through the Trail of Tears were forced to make a decision no mother should ever have to make—and it was utterly disturbing.

We once thought the Neanderthals to be more primitive than us Homo sapiens—now, these cave drawings are making scientists rethink that.