The Sphinx isn’t just older than we’ve been told — it may not even be male. New theories suggest the face doesn’t match any ...

A newly uncovered archival record reveals the first modern excavation of the Great Sphinx in 1817, including sketches and details that were never widely published. The evidence also adds fresh context ...

Receive emails about upcoming NOVA programs and related content, as well as featured reporting about current events through a science lens. Hawass recalls the painful moment: "The Sphinx for me is ...

It's possible that wind erosion made a rock feature in ancient Egypt look something like a sphinx, and then the Egyptians further refined it into the iconic monument. When you purchase through links ...

The Sphinx in Egypt might have originally had the face of a lion, it is claimed. And it could be much older than previously thought, investigations led by a British geologist suggest. Egyptologists ...

What becomes a legend most? After two years studying the Renaissance masters in Italy and five years back home in Paris, Gustave Moreau presented his answer with Oedipus and the Sphinx (1864). A work ...

When Mark Lehner was a teenager in the late 1960s, his parents introduced him to the writings of the famed clairvoyant Edgar Cayce. During one of his trances, Cayce, who died in 1945, saw that ...

Sphinx pose might not be the most well-known yoga posture out there—chances are, moves like plank, downward dog, and child’s pose more readily come to mind—but it’s really got a lot to offer, ...