Archaeologists dream about finding another royal tomb. The last one surfaced over a century ago. Technology keeps improving. Radar scans hint at hidden chambers. Ancient Egypt might have one more spectacular surprise left for us.

How life began on Earth is one of science’s biggest unanswered questions—or at least, that’s how it’s usually framed. In reality, there is an explanation most scientists broadly agree on. But what if that explanation is incomplete? One scientist, using real research and real data, has publicly argued exactly that. And he doesn’t stop there. He’s also put forward another possibility. Yes…aliens. And he isn’t the first scientist to say it either.

Archaeological discoveries often surface as fragments, leaving researchers to reconstruct stories from scattered traces. The Xiatang site in Zhejiang Province offers something far rarer. Excavations revealed continuous cultural layers that preserve daily life across thousands of years. Early rice farming appears alongside later settlement phases, which creates an unusually complete record. Such continuity matters because it connects food production, social organization, and technological change into a single narrative. Xiatang also allows scholars to observe gradual development rather than isolated moments, providing rare insight into how Neolithic communities adapted while remaining rooted in place. Read on to see how one site turns scattered evidence into a continuous story of early human life.

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.

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.

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