Egyptologist Professor Laurel Bestock rejoins WIRED to break down five discoveries that tell us exactly how the Egyptian pyramids were built; from the Giza quarry to The Diary of Merer, Laurel paints ...

Joan Birman popularized the Burau representation problem decades ago. Now she and two colleagues have a proof that reveals ...

Earlier this year, a study on higher-education fundraising revealed that 89 percent of the dollars raised came from just 2 percent of donors. Researchers and university fundraisers agree this mix of ...

Built roughly 4,600 years ago, the Great Pyramid of Giza has survived several significant earthquakes. Douwe C. van der Zee via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY-SA 4.0 For some 4,600 years, the sheer ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

Scientists have had to piece together clues as to how pyramids were constructed. Trump throws GOP into full-blown civil war Mechanics warn against 5 costly-to-own SUVs in 2026 Bill Gates's new warning ...

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One minute, he was enjoying a tour of Mexico’s iconic pyramid site, the next he found himself standing barely 40 feet from a gunman, forcing him to jump about 15 feet off a ledge in a desperate bid to ...