Egypt, third millennium b.c. The Great Pyramid of Giza is both the oldest of the Seven Wonders and the only one still standing. Built by the pharaoh Khufu (reigned ca. 2551–2528 b.c.) to serve as his ...

How archaeologists are rediscovering the ancient world's most marvelous monuments The canonical Seven Wonders of the Ancient World were renowned for their size or splendor and—in all cases—the ...

A 2023 astronaut photo shows three dark hills, or mesas, towering above part of the Sahara desert in southern Mauritania. The ...

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Here are 15 supposedly “basic” trivia questions most adults can’t actually answer. Let’s see how many you get right. Many ...

Not far from the Arctic Circle, Iceland has a harsh climate. Nonetheless, almost every type of vegetable now grows here. How is the country becoming a vegetable paradise?

You may have read about the seven ancient wonders of the world, some of the planet’s most magnificent and powerful creations, chosen and compiled into a list by Hellenic travellers passing through ...

Astronomers recently detected a stray quasi-moon in our planet’s orbit, but it's hardly the first stowaway to hang out around Earth. Unlike the Earth's moon, quasi-moons are not gravitationally bound ...

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From the Grand Canyon to the Aurora Borealis and the Great Barrier Reef, these are some of the natural wonders of the Earth you should see at least once in your lifetime. The Amazon Forest, the Great ...

An immersive experience from Exhibition Hub and Fever aims to reimagine ancient and modern wonders of the world. The experience reimagines the world’s most iconic monuments, documented over time as ...