Abstract: We present RAPPIDS: a novel collision checking and planning algorithm for multicopters that is capable of quickly finding local collision-free trajectories given a single depth image from an ...

The Giza Pyramids area witnessed one of its largest and most unusual musical performances, sparking both praise and controversy. Acclaimed international electronic musician “Anyma” performed their ...

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 ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. In 360 BC, Plato envisioned the cosmos as an arrangement of five geometric shapes: flat-sided solids called polyhedra. These immediately ...

In a groundbreaking new discovery, a hidden city has been found beneath Egypt's iconic Giza pyramids which has the potential to rewrite history. Egypt's iconic Giza Pyramids continue to reveal new ...

Glastonbury Festival goers and Sir Rod Stewart fans have been left in stitches after spotting a "hilarious" gaffe the singer made during his performance, which has only just come to light. The amusing ...

A tetrahedron is the simplest Platonic solid. Mathematicians have now made one that’s stable only on one side, confirming a decades-old conjecture. In 360 BCE, Plato envisioned the cosmos as an ...

Italian–Scottish radar team says shafts beneath Menkaure mirror those found 2,000 ft below Khafre; Dr. Zahi Hawass calls results “impossible.” The team that stunned the archaeological world in March ...

Math problem pyramid scheme: A fake Facebook event disguised as a “genius-level math contest” has been a top post for half a year, somehow racking up 115M+ views. Spoiler: It’s just a viral engagement ...

Italian artist and Arte Povera pioneer Michelangelo Pistoletto will stage new work at the Great Pyramids of Giza. The 91-year-old artist has been announced as a headliner leading this year’s “Forever ...

Two Italian scientists claim to have discovered 38,000-year-old structures buried deep beneath the pyramids. But there's a big reason to be skeptical. A pair of researchers has claimed to find ...

The final House debate on the Johnson measure was enlivened by undignified antics. Representative James A. Gallivan, Democrat of Massachusetts, denounced the Ku Klux influence back of the measure.