A 900-pound dolphin landed in a fishermen's boat in New Zealand causing damage to the vessel. CBS News' Elizabeth cook ...

The mystery of how ancient Egyptians built the pyramids has fascinated historians, archaeologists, and engineers for ...

NOVA: Some of the theories of who built the pyramids suggest that the builders may not have been from Egypt. Can you respond to that? LEHNER: One thing that strikes me when I read about these ...

That explains how they were built, but why? The answer to that can be found in ancient Egyptian beliefs about life and death and the beginning of the world. The Great Pyramid of Khufu is made up ...

MIRANDA KRESTOVNIKOFF: How and why did the ancient Egyptians build the pyramids? These two questions puzzled generations of people who came across these gigantic, mysterious structures in the ...

The Sphinx is a stunning, imposing structure — but why was it built? Did it largely result from erosion? Were aliens even ...

Egypt has over 100 pyramids, but one is famed for its uniqueness. Egypt’s “bent” pyramid built for the Pharaoh Sneferu is a remarkable structure as well as being an archaeological wonder.

As one of the most famous Ancient Egyptian pyramids, the Pyramid of Khafre on the plateau of Giza has been a true wonder of the Ancient World ever since its construction around 2570 BCE.

The contents of all three tombs will be looted. Stairway to HeavenThe step pyramid in Saqqara, south of Giza, was Egypt’s first. Built for the 3rd-dynasty pharaoh Djoser in 2650 B.C., the 204 ...

For years, a rumor has circulated online that the workers who built Egypt's Pyramids of Giza received daily rations of 4 to 5 liters of beer. In short, it is true that Egyptologists believe the ...

Once vassals to pharaohs, the Kushite kings of Nubia took control of Egypt for almost a century. Embracing Egyptian rituals, ...