A landmark discovery on an ancient branch of the River Nile may have solved the mystery of how the pyramids in Egypt were built centuries ago. The now dried-out waterway, which once ran through Giza ...

A team of Italian scientists took the world by storm last March when they announced the discovery of a colossal underground complex plunging nearly 3,500 feet beneath Egypt's Giza Plateau and linking ...

Two voids found on the eastern face of Menkaure's pyramid may indicate the presence of a second entrance. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how ...

A new study aims to answer the centuries-old question of how the Great Pyramids were built thousands of years ago, and its findings have provided an unexpected possible answer: water. Though deserts ...

The researchers who claimed to have found a vast underground city beneath Egypt’s Great Pyramids doubled down on the wild theory Tuesday by saying they’ve found a second “hidden city.” Italian and ...

Two Italian scientists claim to have discovered 38,000-year-old structures buried deep beneath the pyramids. But there's a big reason to be skeptical. A pair of researchers has claimed to find ...

For much of human history, stories about the construction of Egypt’s Great Pyramids were rooted in rumor rather than research. The Greek historian and geographer Herodotus, who famously counted the ...

A group of local middle schoolers is making their way to Mexico for the trip of a lifetime. The eighth graders at Jacquelyn Kelley Discovery Charter School in Philadelphia make a trip like this every ...

The pyramids may have been built using a sophisticated hydraulic system, according to a new study in Egypt. Evidence of ancient Egyptians using water pressure to lift stone blocks was discovered at ...

Solvej Balle’s “On the Calculation of Volume” rethinks the familiar story of the endlessly repeating day. By Hilary Leichter Hilary Leichter is the author of the novels “Temporary” and “Terrace Story.