The Great Sphinx of Giza, a colossal limestone statue with the body of a lion and the head of a human, has long been a symbol ...

The Great Sphinx of Giza has never lacked for theories, but a new wave of research is replacing speculation with testable ...

The Egyptian government has yet again rented out the pyramids to the highest bidder—this time to American YouTuber MrBeast. “We got all three of the pyramids of Egypt for 100 hours. I’m gonna do a ...

In an extravaganza of pharaonic imagery with a drone light show depicting ancient gods and pyramids in the sky, Egypt on Saturday inaugurated its long-delayed Grand Egyptian Museum, a megaproject ...

From Cheops to Ramses II” is more than an immersive Egyptian travelogue, though it hits all the major tourist destinations.

ISLAMIC State has launched a bold new attack on Egypt. And militants have made their attitude to the pyramids and Great sphinx clear: They must be destroyed. “When Egypt comes under the auspices of ...

The ingenuity of ancient Egyptian engineers may have been even more ahead of their time than we thought. A new study suggests a currently unexplained ancient structure may have been part of a water ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Romilly Lockyer/Getty Images Ancient Egypt is famous for its pyramids, mummies and ...

The ancient Egyptians took a number of measures to safeguard the pyramids. But did they ever resort to booby traps? The answer, Egyptologists told Live Science, is an emphatic no. "No, they didn't use ...

For over 3,000 years, ancient Egypt was one of the most powerful civilizations on Earth, with an empire stretching across half a dozen modern-day countries. How much do you know about this iconic ...