Americans look with longing at the universal health care systems of other countries, but there are still some things they need to know.

Most dinosaur discoveries are just bones. No texture. No skin. No real sense of what they truly looked like. But in early 2026, scientists unveiled something almost unheard of—a newly identified dinosaur with preserved surface details dating back more than 120 million years.

You had a disagreement with a flight attendant after landing. It wasn’t physical. No police were called. You went home thinking it was over. Then a few days later, an email arrived saying you’re banned from the airline—for life. Can they really do that?

Above the entrance to one of Christianity’s holiest churches sits a small wooden ladder. It looks ordinary. It isn’t. That ladder hasn’t moved since 1728—and it can’t be moved unless six Christian denominations all agree. For nearly 300 years, no one has.

The Mediterranean has a habit of keeping secrets. For centuries, historians argued over whether the Roman city of Neapolis in present-day Tunisia truly vanished in a catastrophic event—or whether that story grew taller in the retelling. Now, archaeologists have uncovered sprawling underwater ruins that suggest the legend wasn’t exaggerating after all. Beneath the waves off the coast near modern Nabeul lies what appears to be a massive slice of the ancient city—streets, structures, and industrial installations included—quietly resting on the seabed.

National Geographic published photos of mysterious desert holes in 1933. Readers lost their minds trying to explain them. Graves? Fortifications? Storage? Nobody knew. Fast forward to 2025, and researchers finally have the answer.