The Nile River, the world's longest river, is Egypt's beating heart as it has served as a lifeline for Egyptians since the ...

By Clare Nuttall in Glasgow Torrential rains in the Congolese capital Kinshasa in early April brought devastating floods that ...

A CLEVER team of archaeologists have unearthed a trio of ancient tombs which all belonged to a peculiar set of Egyptians. The ...

Three ancient Egyptians were buried in remarkable tombs with courtyards in a necropolis reserved for important people.

One tomb belonged to Amum-em-Ipet, who lived during the Ramesside period (as the 19th and 20th Dynasties, the last two of the ...

Most visitors never experience the natural masterpieces that lie off the tourist trail—from bubbling hot springs to unearthly ...

Egyptian archaeologists have discovered tombs dating back to the New Kingdom period (1550–1070 B.C.) and identified the names ...

Tim Marshall examines why water is fast becoming a trigger for conflict, from South Asia to the Middle East – and why climate ...

Supported by the National Cultural Heritage Administration, Zhejiang, Hunan and Jiangxi provinces jointly started a research ...

Can you guess which exhibition has drawn the most visitors in the world? On Top of the Pyramid: The Civilisation of Ancient ...

The story of Ancient Egypt is the story of the Nile. The river’s floods, cycles, and central location allowed a great ...