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 ...

From the glass atrium of the Grand Egyptian Museum, the three great Pyramids of Giza are perfectly framed on the desert horizon. The architects designed it this way; a deliberate alignment connecting ...

The Pyramids: Special Economic Vortex Zones of North America explores pyramidal structures throughout the continent. Here, the book's creator Ian James comments on ten of the weirdest and most ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

A research team’s astonishing claims that they discovered massive underground structures extending hundreds of feet deep beneath Egypt’s Khafre Pyramid sound like science fiction to experts. Scottish ...

The film explores different geometric shapes, focusing on cylinders, rectangular prisms, and pyramids. It describes the properties of each shape, such as the curved surface of a cylinder, the ...

One of National Geographic's writers was hard to pin down for a while. That's because Kristin Romey was in Sudan, scuba diving in a pyramid. We had so many questions for her—especially once she shared ...

James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary.View full profile James is a ...