Traces of opium found inside an ancient alabaster vase suggest drug use was common in ancient Egypt, not rare or accidental.

Gerard Butler’s The Mummy replacement with a Games of Thrones star, Gods of Egypt, finds a free streaming home next month.

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From the deserts of Iran came innovations millennia ahead of their time, wind catchers, ice houses, and the world’s first windmills. These passive cooling systems provided natural air conditioning and ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. When you think of ancient Egypt, you might imagine towering pyramids ...

Federal authorities have recovered more than a dozen ancient Egyptian artifacts illegally smuggled into the United States and destined for private collectors, including a funerary statue valued at ...

If you’re cutting back on streaming services in October, there are still plenty of places you can look for your movies. Each month, YouTube offers users a free (ad-supported) library of films to ...

This month’s films, including Joshua Oppenheimer‘s “The Act of Killing” and Bong Joon Ho’s sophomore breakout, observe the awful things that we are capable of doing. By Brandon Yu On the wharf, the ...

Scientists have for the first time sequenced the most complete and oldest ancient Egyptian genome ever found—unlocking new secrets from the Old Kingdom. This facial reconstruction of an ancient ...

Installation view of "Divine Egypt," now open at the Metropolitan Museum of Art through January 2026 Anna-Marie Kellen / Courtesy of the Met This fall, the Metropolitan Museum of Art is taking ...

The Mummy franchise traces its roots to the 1930s, when Boris Karloff portrayed the historic embalmed character at the height of the Universal Classic Monsters heyday. The first film, made in 1932, ...

Autumn is well and truly here, which means it’s time to get a little cozier, add more movies on your watch list and, most importantly, not spend a fortune doing it. We've got a fresh batch of films on ...