A mummy in Egypt has yielded a shocking discovery: the DNA of the plague bacterium Yersinia pestis—thousands of years before ...

As a teenager, Eid Mertah would pore over books about King Tutankhamun, tracing hieroglyphs and dreaming of holding the boy ...

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More than 150 conservators and 100 archaeologists have labored quietly for over a decade to restore thousands of artefacts ahead of the long-awaited opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) – a $1 ...

From ancient pyramids and bazaars, to museums and river cruises, there are so many wonderful things to do in Cairo at night.

New research suggests the engraving, which shows an elite individual sitting in a boat, may be up to 5,100 years old ...

Hippos are dangerous — highly territorial and fiercely protective of their young. They are capable of capsizing boats and ...