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 ...

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt on Monday displayed a trove of ancient artifacts dating back 2,500 years that the country’s antiquities authorities said were recently unearthed at the famed necropolis of Saqqara ...

Medical education in Egypt differs significantly from in the U.S., largely due to limited access to advanced technology and ...

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

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 rare example of a sun hat from late Roman Egypt that was stitched together from fabrics in five colors.

Despite the ubiquity of cats in modern homes, we still don't know many details about the timing and routes of early cat ...

Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered a 2,600-year-old tomb belonging to a man of high status: a "commander of foreign mercenaries" named "Wahibre-mery-Neith." Grave robbers stole Wahibre-mery-Neith ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ancient DNA has revealed a genetic link between the cultures of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, according to research published Wednesday in the journal Nature. Researchers sequenced ...

CAIRO, Egypt -- Assured that Egyptian twins conjoined at the head could be separated, Dr. Nasser Abdel Al convened 30 doctors and nurses at the Abu el-Reesh Hospital a few weeks ago and asked if they ...

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