Scientists have for the first time sequenced the most complete and oldest ancient Egyptian genome ever found—unlocking new ...

The ancient Egyptian potter lived about 4,500 years ago. It's hoped his DNA will open the way to a better understanding of ...

In a first, researchers have sequenced the complete genome of a man from ancient Egypt, and the results reveal that he had ...

WHEN it comes to a perfect holiday destination for Brits, Egypt has it all – five-star resorts, scorching temperatures and stunning beaches. But beyond the boundaries of its luxury ...

It took another ten years of restoration for the Apis bull tombs to come back to Egypt’s tourist map. On the northern side of King Teti I’s Pyramid stands the mastaba tomb of Mereruka, king ...

Elsewhere, the Foreign Office advises against all travel to within 20km of the border with Libya, which is on the western side of Egypt, far from Israel and Gaza. The only exception in that region is ...

Scans of a hill showed a dense concentration of abandoned buildings, so archaeologists started digging. Here's what they ...

Did you know whales evolved from a land-based animal into an ocean-going mammal? To explore the evidence, we need to look at the desert, which may seem strange when discussing whales. The ocean once ...

Mesopotamia and Egypt evolved over time, conquerors and conquered, merging with other cultures. But the Indus Valley civilization, the largest of the three, collapsed and vanished. No one knows why.

Forty years after the first effort to extract mummy DNA, researchers have finally generated a full genome sequence from an ...

The oldest known Egyptian DNA sample, from a man who lived between 4,500 to 4,800 years ago, offers new insights into the ...