Two Paleontology and Evolution students from the University of Bristol have undertaken the first ever study which describes ...

The discovery sheds some light on a "lost" dynasty of pharaohs who ruled during a little-understood time in ancient Egypt's ...

Much like similar derogatory titles “siren” and “fury”, the term “harpy” is derived from a group of monstrous female figures ...

The humble fish, or ichthys (ἰχθύς) in Greek, was a symbol that played a crucial role in the early years of Christian history ...

A new study reveals ancient Egyptians hunted crocodiles specifically for mummification, shedding new light on their ...

For centuries, residents in central Japan have chronicled a mysterious natural phenomenon in winter. They see its ...

Passover is an eight-day Jewish holiday representing rebirth and new beginnings. Here's how to explain the holiday and ...

A further nine have been injured, four critically, in the disaster which happened around a kilometre off the holiday resort ...

A new study found that one crocodile's mummification began "very rapidly after the death," which was caused by blunt force ...

Recap as a tourist submarine carrying 44 people sinks in the Red Sea off the Egyptian cost sparking a major rescue operation.

The work of the painter Mohamed Riyad Saeed is little known to the general public. The Al-Mashhad Art Gallery invites us to ...