For 5,000 years scholars, generals, and mystics have been fascinated by the Egyptian pyramids. That obsession persists in the modern age. Today the Pyramids of Giza are surrounded by desert. But 4,600 ...

Egypt, third millennium b.c. The Great Pyramid of Giza is both the oldest of the Seven Wonders and the only one still standing. Built by the pharaoh Khufu (reigned ca. 2551–2528 b.c.) to serve as his ...

Over the years I’ve made quite some videos on claims of ancient Pyramids on various locations on our planet, and I have received many comments over the years from people asking me to look into the ...

A Pittsburgh dance studio, fluorescent-lit with cameras always rolling. This is the setting of Nia Sioux’s debut memoir, “Bottom of the Pyramid,” an earnest attempt to reconcile with her experiences ...

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Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: The Pyramid of Menkaure, one of ...

The Khufu Pyramid, also known as the Great Pyramid, is the largest and arguably most famous of the three pyramids at Giza. New research, however, has shed intriguing light on the secrets of its ...

Researchers from Cairo and Munich uncovered “air-filled voids” beneath Menkaure pyramid’s eastern face, suggesting a long-suspected hidden entrance. Using electrical resistivity tomography, radar, and ...

Dutch architecture firm MVRDV has given the Pyramid of Tirana a colorful makeover and a future-facing new purpose. The structure was first built in 1988 as a museum honoring Enver Hoxha, the former ...

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford. Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in ...