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Most Americans assume forgetting their ID at the airport means delays, awkward questions, and maybe extra screening. That’s been true for years. But starting in February 2026, that familiar inconvenience won’t just cost you time—it’s going to cost you money, too.

They’re small. They’re mummified. They don’t look human. And once images of them hit the internet, everything exploded. Some people saw proof of extraterrestrial life. Others saw a hoax. What scientists found next didn’t settle the debate—it complicated it.

The true story of the Pink Panthers, the elite jewel thieves who pulled off lightning-fast robberies across the globe and continue to outsmart police well into the 2020s.

New scientific methods make it easier for hunters to remove invasive Burmese pythons from the Florida Everglades.

​Once-dry coastlines now rest beneath shallow seas, preserving traces of how early people lived and planned. A submerged stone wall from deep prehistory challenges long-held assumptions about hunter-gatherer life. Built with purpose and used repeatedly, it points to coordination, foresight, and shared knowledge long before farming or permanent settlements appeared.

Ireland does not always shout when history shifts. This time, the land gave itself away slowly, through shapes that refused to behave like modern fields. What followed reshaped ideas about early life on the island. Curious? You should be. Keep going. This discovery changes the scale of the past in surprising ways.

American travellers' notions of privacy and personal space get put to the test when they go overseas.

Ancient treasures have an odd habit of turning up where least expected. A former junkyard became the stage for an intriguing find. The implications reach far beyond a single site, touching on questions about how cities worked.

Everyone has a hot take about which countries have the “best healthcare”. But the moment you swap vibes for metrics—things like medical infrastructure, professional competency, medicine availability and cost, plus government readiness—the conversation gets a lot quieter.

Crossing into the U.S. has always involved questions. But a quiet policy shift is about to change what those questions cover—and how personal they get. What used to stay online may soon follow travelers straight to the border. And most people won’t realize it until they’re already dealing with it.

Americans think Europe should work like the U.S.—Europeans strongly disagree. Here’s what Americans wish were normal abroad, and why Europe says no.