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Archaeological research has resumed in one of Syria's most important Bronze Age sites.

Most travelers assume hotel stays are purely transactional—book a room, follow the rules, hope for the best. Hotel employees say that’s not how it actually works. These insider realities quietly decide which rooms you get, how flexible staff will be, what fees stick, and whether problems turn into quick fixes—or total headaches.

Pizza traditions stretch farther than city reputations suggest, and the proof sits inside kitchens scattered across the country. Luckily, every state has a pizza story worth hearing, and some of the best ones are found in small towns and unexpected corners of America.

From housing and healthcare costs to taxes and everyday living expenses, where you choose to spend your later years has a massive impact on how far your savings will go. Based on recent retirement cost analyses and data on savings needed to retire comfortably, here are the 20 most expensive states to retire in and how much you’d likely need saved to call that state home.

Japan doesn’t just run differently—it feels like it was built with a different set of instincts. Travelers often expect culture shock in temples or traditions, but the real surprises live in everyday moments that reveal how deeply systems shape experience.

Across the country, dramatic formations rise, plunge, glow, echo, or twist in ways that rarely repeat themselves. Every state adds its own signature natural scene, each shaped by forces far older than the towns built beside them.

Americans and Canadians seem culturally similar—but legally, they might as well be different planets. Many everyday habits that feel perfectly normal in the U.S. can actually be illegal north of the border. Here are the surprising things Americans do without thinking that could get them in trouble in Canada.

Dinosaurs did not arrive as giants or instant rulers. Their story begins quietly in a volatile world, impacted by climate extremes and chance. For decades, dinosaur origins remained blurred by missing fossils and shifting continents, but new research now brings those early chapters into focus.

For a long time, historians relied on Roman artwork and dramatic ancient texts to understand how wild animals were used in public spectacles. Bears, lions, and other predators appeared constantly in mosaics and writings—but there was always a lingering question about how literal those depictions really were. Were they exaggerated for effect, or did these events truly happen as described? A battered brown bear skull found in present-day Serbia has finally answered that question.

Beneath a quiet stretch of Arctic land lies a scientific effort that pushed technology to its breaking point. The Kola Superdeep Borehole exposed unexpected heat and geological surprises that challenged decades of assumptions, leaving behind unanswered questions.

Mass tourism has turned once-pristine destinations into overcrowded nightmares, while some extraordinary places remain relatively unknown. For all globe-trotters, here is a list of 22 skips and 22 must-sees for your bucket list.

For years, archaeologists have wondered why sections of fingers are missing from prehistoric painted hand stencils in European caves. A new theory offers one disturbing explanation.