The Transamerica Pyramid is arguably the San Francisco skyline’s most iconic building. But lately, the pointed-headed ...

Former workers reveal the eerie interior had a “lost time capsule vibe” with old furniture, strange colors, and even ...

Differences in how the pyramid and surrounding soil vibrate, along with design choices, have protected the structure from earthquakes.

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 ...

The Great Pyramid of Giza, also known as the Khufu pyramid, is among the most famous wonders of the ancient world. It is also a wonder that the structure is still standing—given that it was erected ...

Is a new Smith's Food & Drug in the works in Sparks off Pyramid Way? Murmurs about a new Smith's location in Spanish Springs have been abuzz in the last year and with good reason. Washoe County ...

A psychologically disturbed innkeeper who’d been impersonating his dead mother was arrested Monday on suspicion of killing a woman and a private detective investigating her death. That’s how you’d ...

It was a real pyramid scheme. Scientists have proposed a groundbreaking new theory on how Egypt’s Great Pyramid was built, positing that they used a pulley and counterweight system to erect it so ...

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 Great Pyramid of Giza—the largest of Egypt’s pyramids—consists of about 2.3 million limestone blocks. The smallest of these weigh two tons, while the largest weigh over 60. History says laborers ...