Deco – characterised by clean lines, bold geometric shapes and jazzy colours – was seen as thrustingly modern. And it had a ...

Siamese cats have bewitched us for centuries. Their piercing blue eyes and melodious voices make them unforgettable, but it’s ...

Archaeology & History Scientists Have Recreated the Long-Lost Formula for Ancient Egyptian Blue Pigment It started out as a “fun” museum project, but it could have high-tech applications.

The pigment “Egyptian Blue” was invented about 5,000 years ago. It’s the world’s oldest known synthetic pigment. But it was lost to time, until recently. Scientists at Washington State ...

An ancient spring near Lukeville has slaked the thirst of desert travelers for centuries, but its days may be numbered as groundwater is pumped to build a 30-foot border wall.

Discover the stories of countries like San Marino, which has maintained its independence for over 1,700 years, or the border between Spain and Portugal, one of the longest continuous borders in ...

Archaeologists Found an Ancient Roman Camp Outside the Empire’s Known Limits It’s one of only four known Roman camps in the Netherlands and was really just a rest stop between larger ...

Kasel, a border area village in Tarn Taran district, is a place delivering a unique message of spirituality. The village has a dominant Sikh population comprising mostly Jat Sikhs, led by Dhillon ...

The National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (NMEC) came alive with a vibrant celebration of harmony and cross-cultural exchange as Egyptian and Chinese musicians performed a special concert. Titled ...

A joint Egyptian-German mission has made an unprecedented discovery of eight previously undocumented storage chambers – or magazines – within Sahure’s Pyramid in the Abusir Necropolis south ...

Organisers of a march to the Egyptian border with Gaza have said that three participants were abducted by plainclothes officers in Cairo amid a wave of arbitrary detentions, deportations and abuse ...

CAIRO – Organisers of a march to the Egyptian border with Gaza said on June 17 that three participants were abducted by plain-clothes officers in Cairo amid a wave of arbitrary detentions ...