LONDON — At first whiff, it sounds repulsive: sniff the essence of an ancient corpse. But researchers who indulged their curiosity in the name of science found that well-preserved Egyptian mummies ...

A new radiocarbon study has clarified the timing of the colossal Thera eruption, placing it before Egypt’s New Kingdom.

According to a translated statement from Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism & Antiquities, a multi-year archaeological projected ...

Few plants are more celebrated in Egyptian mythology than the blue lotus, a stunning water lily that stars in some of ...

In an archaeological first, scientists have scraped the organic residue within a 2,000-year-old head-shaped drinking vessel, called a Bes mug, to identify its past contents. Bottoms up for Bes.

Researchers from Washington State University (WSU), in collaboration with colleagues at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History and the Smithsonian's Museum Conservation Institute, successfully ...

A newly identified crocodile relative from Egypt pushes back the origins of the marine-hunting dyrosaurids by millions of years. The fossil, Wadisuchus kassabi, shows a mix of primitive and advanced ...

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 ...

Egyptians may have used hallucinogenic substances as part of a fertility rite, researchers said. By Alexander Nazaryan Something in the printout caught Branko van Oppen de Ruiter’s eye. He was at home ...

On March 26, 2025, USAID informed the National Academy of Sciences that it should terminate all work on this activity. U.S. implementation of this activity has ended and any inquiries related to ...

The ancient Egyptians celebrated the new year in a variety of ways, including having feasts, giving gifts, and exposing statues of gods to sunlight so they could be "regenerated." When you purchase ...

Your cat is not just acting royal, it actually is. New DNA proof shows today’s cats are direct descendants of Pharaonic Egypt ...