What did people use instead of toilet paper? Seashells, tapestries, wooden sticks and more. Mom was taking pictures of ...

Brazen bandits struck on Sunday morning using ladders and disc cutters to break into the Louvre in Paris and steal priceless ...

The planet would be a whole lot hotter if it weren’t for fecal pellets. Across the world’s oceans, tiny organisms known as phytoplankton harvest the sun’s energy, gobbling up carbon dioxide and ...

Researchers have carried out the most comprehensive geoarchaeological survey of Egypt's Karnak Temple near Luxor—one of the ancient world's largest temple complexes and a UNESCO World Heritage site ...

A priceless bracelet belonging to Pharaoh Usermaatre Amenemope was recently stolen from Cairo's Egyptian Museum and melted ...

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A unique statue dating back to the fifth dynasty of ancient Egypt has been discovered at the necropolis of Saqqara. An "unparalleled" funerary statue of an ancient Egyptian man whose name may be Messi ...

At the core of contemporary China is a contradiction: it’s the world’s most prominent Communist-ruled country, yet it’s found steadily increasing affluence in recent decades by embracing a degree of ...

One man says he was arrested just for wearing a Pride bracelet in the restroom and was called a slur by cops. The Amtrak Police Department placed undercover officers in a transit station restroom, ...

A study appearing in The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology by Dr. Zahi Hawass and Dr. Sarah Abdoh describes a unique Egyptian family statue. The statue, made of limestone, was recovered from Gisr ...

Egypt's president has pardoned prominent British-Egyptian national Alaa Abdel-Fattah, who has been imprisoned for the better part of the past decade after his involvement in the 2011 uprising.