A recent exhibition showcased India’s ancient board games, but their archaeological evidence has also been found globally. It speaks to their universal and timeless appeal, and how trade and military ...

This is a story about the reinvention of a centuries-old sandwich. But like so many origin stories, it’s one filled with mystery, folklore and myth. In a small, working-class neighborhood of Santa ...

New research has uncovered pyramid-shaped structures hidden deep beneath the sands of Egypt. These underground formations suggest a much larger and more complex ancient landscape than we ever imagined ...

Pawtucket is once again seeking a developer to revitalize the area around the former Apex department store. The city's previous redevelopment effort was paused in an unsuccessful attempt to convince ...

An international team of archaeologists has stumbled upon a mysterious L-shaped structure buried within a cemetery adjacent to the Great Pyramid of Khufu in Giza. The structure is 4,500 years and ...

A tetrahedron is the simplest Platonic solid. Mathematicians have now made one that’s stable only on one side, confirming a decades-old conjecture. In 360 BCE, Plato envisioned the cosmos as an ...

In the icy expanse of Antarctica, a mountain peak rises with an uncanny resemblance to a perfectly symmetrical pyramid. Located in the Ellsworth Mountains, this unnamed peak garnered widespread ...

Cerro El Cono, a remote and pyramid-shaped mountain in the Sierra del Divisor, captivates researchers and local tribes alike. Surrounded by rich biodiversity, its origins remain unknown—speculated to ...