On the outskirts of Cairo, a cutting-edge space lab was supposed to be the first in Africa to produce homegrown satellites.

Once vassals to pharaohs, the Kushite kings of Nubia took control of Egypt for almost a century. Embracing Egyptian rituals, they created a culture that influenced both civilizations. The first ...

An archaeological detective story opens a door into an extraordinary moment in the history of Ancient Egypt, as the discovery ... NOVA is provided by the NOVA Science Trust, the Corporation ...

LEVITATION. The ruins of several ancient civilizations - like the pyramids of Giza, Stonehenge in the UK, and many others - ...

Numerous previous studies have analyzed the composition of pastes and mortars used in ancient Egyptian construction. Some of ...

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O n the grounds of Emperor Nero’s grand palace, where legendary parties once shocked and amazed, archaeologists have ...

China has forged nearly two-dozen pacts with African nations in its bid to surpass the U.S. in space. Investments in ...

On the outskirts of Cairo, a cutting-edge space lab was supposed to be the first in Africa to produce homegrown satellites.

Temple of Seti, Abydos, Egypt. Credit: Vyacheslav Argenberg / Wikimedia Commons CC BY 4.0 The Ptolemaic Dynasty ruled Egypt for nearly three centuries. This Greek dynasty came to an end when the ...

Evidence suggests ancient civilizations, including the Greeks, may have had early optical knowledge and devices like ...

A bottle of Egyptian blue hand mixed by George Washington Carver (c. 1864-1943) was loaned by the Iowa State archives.