The Food Pyramid Is Back and Beefier Than Ever. Is That a Good Thing?

Everything you need to know about the Trump administration’s new inverted pyramid of dietary guidelines for Americans.

The New Food Pyramid, Brought to You by Big Meat

So when the Trump administration released its new dietary guidelines for Americans on Wednesday, with an emphasis on ...

Mass death paved the way for the Age of Fishes

A pair of 'Sacabambaspis' fish, around 14 inches (35 centimeters) in length, which had distinct, forward-facing eyes and an ...

Editorial: Real food belongs at the base of the food pyramid

Gone is the grain-heavy emphasis that defined earlier guidance, and in its place is guidance to prioritize “whole, nutrient ...

Should You Follow the New Food Pyramid? 6 Nutrition Rules Dietitians Still Want You to Live By

The new food pyramid emphasizes protein at every meal and full-fat dairy. Dietitians share their reactions and simple tips ...
Archaeology

Great Pyramid of Giza

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 ...
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 ...
The Hill

China’s super-dam is an ecological and geopolitical time bomb

China has built more dams than any other country and more large dams than the rest of the world combined. This month, it officially acknowledged construction of the biggest dam ever conceived in human ...
Snopes.com

No credible evidence supports claims of vast underground structures found beneath Egyptian pyramids

Researchers of ancient Egypt discovered “five identical structures near the Khafre Pyramid’s base, linked by pathways, and eight deep vertical wells descending 648 meters underground.” Claims that ...
Mongabay

Traditional ecological knowledge isn’t dying — it’s adapting and transforming (Commentary)

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Several years ago, I took a solo trip to the Huánuco region of the central Peruvian Amazon. After traveling five hours from the nearest town by car ...
Live Science

Antarctica 'pyramid': The strangely symmetrical mountain that sparked a major alien conspiracy theory

Why it's incredible: The mountain looks like a human-made pyramid. A mountain that's hidden in a sea of snow in Antarctica looks strikingly like an ancient Egyptian pyramid when viewed from above. But ...
Mongabay

For ecological restoration, evidence-based standards deliver better outcomes (commentary)

Recognition of the need to restore degraded landscapes is accelerating at pace. The UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration (the UN Decade) has triggered a global movement to rally individual action, ...