An artifact from Iowa State University, linked to George Washington Carver's rediscovery of Egyptian blue, was displayed at ...

Or what remedies filled the medicine cabinets of pyramid builders? Turns out, one of ancient Egypt’s most treasured healing plants still exists today — and modern science is finally catching ...

An unusual depiction of the ancient Egyptian sky goddess Nut may include a representation of the "Dark River" or "Great Rift"—the band along the Milky Way caused by dust clouds. This is the ...

Leave historians and researchers to grapple with those questions. You can just sit back and enjoy these 15 images of ancient Egypt from the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest.

While this is the clearest known evidence for the ancient Egyptians understanding the Milky Way, others examples have also been found to reveal the knowledge of the cosmos. Ancient Egyptians were ...

Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The deities of ancient Egypt oversaw virtually every aspect of existence, with gods and goddesses representing mundane daily ...

American receives more than 200 snake bites and is instrumental in finding a universal treatment The history of ancient Egypt has always been a matter of state for the country, but it has also ...

Here’s one color surprise humans never got to see. From 3 billion years ago to roughly 600 million years ago, the Earth’s ...

It was winter in Egypt, but I had packed clothes for spring ... It was so surreal to be in the vicinity of both of these ancient landmarks. The three colossal pyramids were called Khufu, Khafre ...

The obelisk was apparently commissioned by Ramesses II, who ruled Egypt from 1279BC to 1213 BC, and installed in Luxor. It was given to France by the sultan of the Ottoman Empire in 1830.

May 1, 2025 — Why do some ancient animals become fossils while others disappear without a trace? A new study reveals that part of the answer lies in the body itself. The research shows that an ...