Egypt's Great Pyramid of Giza, also known as the Great Pyramid of Khufu, has stood for more than 4,600 years, even through powerful earthquakes. Now, new research explains why: The structure is ...

When ET phoned home, was he using the Great Pyramid? Aliens might not have built the pyramids, but they may have communicated with them. An Iranian scientist has proposed the Pyramid Of Khufu may have ...

A new study measuring vibration frequencies throughout the Great Pyramid revealed how it has been able to withstand severe seismic shocks. Seismologists analyzed vibrations in the various chambers of ...

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The Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt has survived more than 4,500 years. Earthquakes have repeatedly shaken the region, including the magnitude 5.8 Cairo earthquake in 1992, which dislodged some of the ...

A new analysis of global sand extraction indicates the industry is removing roughly 50 billion metric tons a year, a pace that far outstrips natural replenishment. Experts say the loss of sand from ...

At the dawn of the consumer robotics era, National Geographic TV producers plumbed ancient secrets with help from this pioneering rover. National Geographic partnered with the company iRobot to create ...

Monitoring natural ecosystem health, and the impact of urbanization, this university in Shanghai contributes to new strategies for sustainable development. Under rapid anthropogenic change, China’s ...

A Los Angeles high school discovered millions of fossils dating back 9 million years during a 2024 campus renovation, revealing an ancient marine ecosystem beneath the Palos Verdes Peninsula. San ...

Ecological succession is the process by which the mix of species and habitat in an area changes over time. Gradually, these communities replace one another until a “climax community”—like a mature ...

SCIENTISTS have identified more than 1,100 previously unknown marine species in just a year, but researchers say the discoveries highlight a deeper reality: humanity still knows remarkably little ...

Ever since humans began building, they’ve been building up. Throughout the millennia, our constructions have reached higher and higher into the sky, spurred by various motivations: religion, democracy ...