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Researchers in the Everglades use technology to help hunters remove invasive Burmese pythons.

New scientific methods make it easier for hunters to remove invasive Burmese pythons from the Florida Everglades.
February 4, 2026 Sasha Wren

America’s greatest highway, Route 66 will be 100 years old in 2026.

Route 66 was the main route west for almost 60 years, and many sections of the famous highway can still be driven today.
January 21, 2026 Sasha Wren

Boomers and Millennials Don’t Agree on Much—Except These Things

Every generation loves to roast the next, but the truth is far less dramatic. Boomers and millennials may argue online like it’s a competitive sport, but in real life? They quietly nod in agreement about way more things than anyone gives them credit for.
January 15, 2026 Jesse Singer

The Best States For Exploring Old Ghost Towns

The ghost towns of America are fascinating monuments to the country's regional history, economic development, and movement of peoples.
January 12, 2026 J.D. Blackwell

Archaeologists in Egypt found hidden voids and a possible secret entrance to Giza’s third-largest pyramid.

Remote imaging has revealed the presence of a previously unknown void in Menkaure, the smallest of the Great Pyramids of Giza.
January 9, 2026 Penelope Singh
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Scientists have begun using LiDAR over the Mexican jungle, revealing a lost Maya city with pyramids, plazas, and long-silent reservoirs.

Deep inside the forested region of Campeche, researchers studying laser-based LiDAR data noticed shapes that did not match the surrounding natural land. The scans showed clean edges, elevated platforms, and geometric forms that suggested a large human presence once existed under the dense vegetation.
January 8, 2026 Marlon Wright

Archaeologists have unearthed the long‑sought sanctuary of Poseidon near Samikon, reinforcing ancient coastal cult routes and ritual landscapes.

Beneath quiet olive groves and beside shimmering lagoons near Samikon, archaeologists have uncovered what appears to be the long-lost sanctuary of the sea god Poseidon. It’s grand, it’s architecturally unusual, and it could reshape everything we thought we knew about ancient coastal cult routes and sacred landscapes.
December 29, 2025 Quinn Mercer

A man in England with a metal detector discovered a gold pendant from the Tudor Era that marked the wedding of Henry VIII to Catherine of Aragon.

A walk in a field with a metal detector uncovered an amazing relic left over from Tudor England: a gold pendant linked to the wedding of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon. The discovery is an amazing addition to our knowledge of England's turbulent royal past.
January 5, 2026 Alex Summers

Archaeologists at a site in Turkey discovered an eerie 12,000-year-old statue of a human head that raises new questions about ancient ritual practice.

A new discovery in Turkey opens the possibility that human societies developed complex ritual practices far earlier than we ever previously thought.
December 31, 2025 Sasha Wren

Researchers linked the DNA of China’s mysterious hanging coffin builders to their modern descendants, and a “lost” culture has now been found.

Recent DNA research pinpointed the identity of the people in China who suspended their dead in coffins from canyon cliffs , showing a direct genetic link to the historic Bo people.
December 24, 2025 Miles Rook

Ranking The States Santa Loves—And The Ones He Wishes He Could Avoid

Santa won’t admit it publicly, but he has favorite states—and a few he quietly complains about to the reindeer before every landing. Based on real data and Santa’s notes, here’s how the states rank on the big man's nice and naughty list.
December 23, 2025 Jesse Singer

I got bumped from my flight even though I checked in early—am I entitled to anything besides a “sorry” email?

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.
December 22, 2025 Jesse Singer