In ancient Egypt, what was the Sphinx all about? – Effie, age 8, New Plymouth, New Zealand. One of the most mysterious and ...

What was Roman Egypt like? In what ways did it differ from when the Greeks had ruled it during the Ptolemaic period?

The ancient Egyptians and modern Egyptians alike sometimes name their newborns after festivals or even the day they were born ...

Who was the greatest Pharaoh of ancient Egypt? Was 'Rameses the Great' really that great or just an excellent self-promoter?

In the modern day, we may think of Feminism and equal rights between the sexes as a recent phenomenon, but in Ancient Egypt, women had a whole lot going for them. Able to own property, initiate ...

Exclusive: Zahi Hawass opens up about his new documentary, the latest discoveries changing what we understand about the ...

The story of jewelry is never told just once. It unfolds again and again, across generations and years. It lives alongside ...

The complete genome of an ancient Egyptian has been sequenced, revealing genetic links between the Nile and Mesopotamia 5,000 ...

From robots that can diagnose viruses to smartphone apps that translate ancient Egypt's hieroglyphs in real time, Egypt's young generation of tech entrepreneurs is turning artificial intelligence from ...

In the 19th century, preserved bodies were not only ceremonially unveiled; owning one became a status symbol. “It would be ...

Egypt’s Parliament is looking into ways to regulate children’s use of social media platforms to combat what lawmakers called ...