A new, non-peer-reviewed report argues that Egypt’s Great Pyramid may be far older than the familiar Old Kingdom timeline, proposing an age in the order of tens of thousands of years. The claim hinges ...

A 3D shape with all straight edges and flat faces is a polyhedron. Other 3D shapes with least one curved surface are not polyhedra. A 3D shape with regular polygonal faces, meeting at equal angles, is ...

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 ...

A team of Italian scientists stunned the world last March when they announced the discovery of a vast underground complex stretching nearly 3,500 feet beneath Egypt’s Giza Plateau, connecting chambers ...

The Great Pyramid is an ancient artifact that has been the subject of much speculation: a tomb with unbelievable engineering, put on a plateau selected because of the stone and the view. The results ...

Ground-penetrating radar has helped archeologists identify buried wonders below the surface. Now, a study from Japanese and Egyptian researchers reveals the discovery of an L-shaped structure along ...

Hexagons are efficient, safer, and just plain cool—so why don’t cities use them? In this video, I explore the fascinating history of hexagonal urban planning, from its near-adoption in the early 20th ...

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