Drone cameras are now so commonplace that we often see them used in extreme sports videos and YouTube pranks, but they have many scientific uses as well. National Geographic engineer Alan Turchik flew ...

While the Egyptian pyramids are the most famous, they are not the only ones; in fact, one country has even more.

You may be surprised if you hear about someone using their vacation days on a trip to Sudan, and though the African country has been plagued by military conflict and violence, there's a lot of beauty ...

Adorned with tall, slender pyramids, the wealthy Nile city of Meroë was the seat of power of Kush, an ancient kingdom and rival to Egypt. Kushite culture blended Egyptian customs into its own, ...

When people think about pyramids, most automatically think of Egypt—Ancient Egypt, to be precise, as the massive structures were often built as tombs for pharaohs and their consorts. Egypt is home to ...

An artifact discovered in a Nubian tomb over a century ago may challenge mainstream views on the age of the Egyptian pyramids. This decorated ostrich egg, dated to at least 7000 years ago, appears to ...