CAIRO, Egypt – A pair of French Egyptologists who suspect they have found a previously unknown chamber in the Great Pyramid (search) urged Egypt's antiquities chief to reconsider letting them test ...

There's never a shortage of weird and wonderful historical theories that leave us scratching our heads. Pyramids not built by humans? Been there. Hidden chapter in human evolution? Done that. But ...

Sheesh, can't a billionaire CEO tweet out a racially insensitive conspiracy theory in peace? We are of course talking about Elon Musk, who loves to post wild shit in a way that makes it unclear as to ...

Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson’s theory about the origins of the Egyptian pyramids has been widely mocked in the media. Carson has typically been characterized as an anti-intellectual ...

Egyptians may no longer be able to claim that they were the original builders of the Great Pyramid as new evidence has revealed the real architect behind the marvellous creation. A British author has ...

For years, Egyptologists have hotly debated how the massive pyramids of ancient Egypt were built more than 4,000 years ago. Now, a team of engineers and geologists brings a new theory to the table — a ...

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 ...

There are many theories about how the Great Pyramid in Egypt was constructed, ranging from UFOs to elaborate ramps and machines. But none has ever fully explained how mere human effort could raise ...

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