Science
Higher Education Ministry suggests establishing Egyptian Space Agency
May 5, 2017
Higher Education Ministry suggests establishing Egyptian Space Agency
The Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research submitted to the Cabinet a proposal on a special law for the…
Florida’s building boom threatens wildlife-rich lagoon
May 4, 2017
Florida’s building boom threatens wildlife-rich lagoon
The most biologically diverse waterway in America is seriously ill.The Indian River Lagoon is repeatedly being choked with oxygen-robbing algae,…
Egypt races against time to rescue a rare ‘Mola’ sunfish off a Red Sea shore
May 4, 2017
Egypt races against time to rescue a rare ‘Mola’ sunfish off a Red Sea shore
In a race against time, Egypt's Environment Ministry has been trying to save a rare gigantic ocean sunfish, after it…
Ancient mummies rot as Yemen war vexes even the dead
May 4, 2017
Ancient mummies rot as Yemen war vexes even the dead
Famine and disease haunt the living, but not even the dead are spared the calamities of Yemen's two-year-old civil war.Ancient…
Cairo ‘cargotecture’ company transforms shipping containers into homes
May 3, 2017
Cairo ‘cargotecture’ company transforms shipping containers into homes
An Egyptian design duo has begun re-purposing old steel shipping containers, transforming them into living spaces, shops and restaurants in…
Unique 4000-year-old funerary garden unearthed in Luxor’s West Bank
May 3, 2017
Unique 4000-year-old funerary garden unearthed in Luxor’s West Bank
A Spanish archaeological mission working in Draa Abul Naga necropolis on Luxor’s West Bank has discovered a unique, almost 4000-year-old…
Egyptian archaeologist aims to lead her first excavation this year in Sharqiya
May 2, 2017
Egyptian archaeologist aims to lead her first excavation this year in Sharqiya
For many people, a visit to the Nile Delta can be all about recreation, but not for Egyptian archaeologist Nora…
2 skeletons discovered, believed to be eunuchs from Ancient Egypt
May 2, 2017
2 skeletons discovered, believed to be eunuchs from Ancient Egypt
At the recent excavations at the Ptolemaic-Roman site in Quesna, Monufiya city, a group of researchers discovered two individuals' skeletons,…
Sound and Light company sets new ticket prices up to LE150
May 2, 2017
Sound and Light company sets new ticket prices up to LE150
The tourism companies in charge of the Sound and Light Show have agreed on increasing ticket prices for their shows…
Samsung, Apple keep top spots in smartphone market
April 29, 2017
Samsung, Apple keep top spots in smartphone market
Samsung and Apple maintained their leadership in the smartphone market in early 2017 while Chinese-based Huawei's strong growth cemented its…