Ukraine's kamikaze drones hit the front line as manpower shortage bites

A soldier tests land drones in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region.

A burning discovery: Did the first human firestarters live 350,000 years earlier than thought?

Excavation site of 400,000 year old pond in Suffolk, England ...

Egypt On Edge As Explosive Scan Reveals Giant Engineered Structures Under Pyramids

Explosive deep‑scan data reveals giant engineered structures beneath the Pyramids of Giza, pushing Egypt to confront a ...

The hidden ruins of the great Maya Snake Kingdom were almost lost to time

Calakmul remained relatively undisturbed until gum harvesters in Mexico led an American botanist to them in 1931. Here’s what ...

Why Egypt’s Saqqara pyramids still puzzle (& inspire) archaeologists

Located approximately 40 kilometers southwest of Cairo, Saqqara is one of the most important cemeteries of Memphis. Memphis was one of the most strategically important cities ...
Popular Mechanics

Scientists May Have Found a Secret Entrance to One of the Pyramids of Giza

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: The Pyramid of Menkaure, one of ...
Archaeology

Scientists Scan Egypt’s Menkaure Pyramid with High-Tech Tools

The story of the highly skilled workers who helped build Egypt’s Great Pyramid is emerging from a papyrus cache unearthed at the world’s oldest harbor ...