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

A new DNA analysis of a 4,400-year-old skeleton from ancient Egypt has found that the individual, an elite official buried ...

Teeth from an elderly man who lived around the time that the earliest pyramids were built have yielded the first full human ...

Researchers have sequenced the first whole ancient Egyptian genome from an individual who lived 4,500 to 4,800 years ago — the oldest DNA sample from Egypt to date. The body belongs to an adult male ...

Before Egypt’s dynasties, rural rituals and astral burials shaped beliefs that later defined the divine and sacred order.

The age-old question, 'What happens after death?' finds a myriad of fascinating answers in global mythology. From the solemn ...

From the pyramids of Egypt to the jungle-choked ruins of Angkor Wat, from the magical desert capital of the Nabateans in ...

When it comes to picking the healthiest cereal options, ancient grain in cereal have been stealing the spotlight lately. But ...

Scientists decoded the 4,500-year-old genome of an Egyptian buried like royalty but built like a laborer—rewriting ancient ...

Hassan Rashad, head of Egypt’s General Intelligence Service, held talks on a Gaza ceasefire with Qatari Prime Minister ...

Guatemala is the largest producer of cardamom in the world, supplying over half of the global output. Discover the top ...

Egypt has always been revered for its prime location within the MENA region, but there are other things that make it a top ...