With the world already watching Egypt, hoping that the soul ship of Cheops (TIME, June 7) would prove to be laden with fascinating cargo, a second discovery came to light. Dr. Mohammed Zakaria ...

Online, products branded as the blue lotus promise calm moments and psychedelic trips. But they're far different from what ancient Egyptians consumed, a UC Berkeley student researcher says.

A group of scientists has sequenced the genome of a man who was buried in Egypt around 4,500 years ago. The study offers rare insight into the genetic ancestry of early Egyptians and reveals links to ...

Scientists have recreated the elusive Egyptian blue, a pigment used by ancient Egyptian artists for thousands of years.

Explore the revival of Egyptian blue pigment and its uses in science, from archaeology to fingerprinting and counterfeit prevention.

Science news this week includes 'spiders on Mars' recreated on Earth, and a bronze sword inscribed with 'Ramesses II' (Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech - Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities) ...

Archaeologists in Egypt have found the ancient burials of more than 60 people along with bronze coins and gold foil figurines, the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced in a ...

Off the coast of Alexandria, Egypt, cranes lifted statues, coins, and stone anchors from the Mediterranean. Divers cheered from the water’s edge as fragments of temples, harbor docks, and a sphinx ...

Archeologists and graphics experts have recreated the facial features of one of Egypt's most significant pharaohs, Amenhotep I, who ruled during the 18th Dynasty around 1,500 BCE, or 3,500 years ago.

From the tomb of Tut-ank-Amen and countless other mines of Egyptian treasure there come almost daily, priceless additions to the collections of the pitifullv inadequate and overcrowded museum at ...

Few plants are more celebrated in Egyptian mythology than the blue lotus, a stunning water lily that stars in some of archaeology's most significant discoveries. Researchers found its petals ...

Sept. 21, 2024: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.