Science
Extinction threatens about 60 percent of primates: study
January 19, 2017
Extinction threatens about 60 percent of primates: study
From gorillas to gibbons, about 60 percent of primates are threatened by extinction, according to a study published Wednesday in…
Rock with hieroglyphic writing found in Sohag
January 19, 2017
Rock with hieroglyphic writing found in Sohag
A guard at the Abydos archaeological site in Sohag discovered on Thursday a rock with hieroglyphic writing on it. Archaeologists…
World Tourism Organization awards young Egyptian expert for e-marketing breakthrough
January 19, 2017
World Tourism Organization awards young Egyptian expert for e-marketing breakthrough
The United Nations World Tourism Organization granted young Egyptian tourism expert Mohamed Youssef its most prestigious award for 2016 for his…
‘Tipping points’ keep Climate Change scientists bedeviled
January 19, 2017
‘Tipping points’ keep Climate Change scientists bedeviled
Of the many things keeping climate scientists awake at night, tipping points may be the scariest. You can't see them…
Sisi inaugurates newly restored Islamic Art Museum 3 years after bombing
January 18, 2017
Sisi inaugurates newly restored Islamic Art Museum 3 years after bombing
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi inaugurated the Museum of Islamic Art on Wednesday morning after the restoration work was completed, according to…
Tourist attractions revenues decline from US$220 mn to US$38 mn: minister
January 18, 2017
Tourist attractions revenues decline from US$220 mn to US$38 mn: minister
Revenues from historical tourist attractions decreased to US$38 million in 2015, compared to US$220 million in 2010, Antiquities Minister Khaled…
Egyptian Museum to restore hundreds of wooden Pharaonic coffins
January 18, 2017
Egyptian Museum to restore hundreds of wooden Pharaonic coffins
The Egyptian Museum launched the Coffin Conservation Project on Tuesday, in cooperation with the US embassy in Cairo, to document and…
Zebra shark stuns scientists by giving birth without male
January 17, 2017
Zebra shark stuns scientists by giving birth without male
A female zebra shark in an Australian aquarium has astounded scientists by producing live offspring asexually, three years after being…
Drug-resistant superbugs more widespread than previously known
January 17, 2017
Drug-resistant superbugs more widespread than previously known
When an illness-causing bug won't disappear with the usual drugs, patients are given last-resort antibiotics such as carbapenem. Still, some…
Here’s a life-like robot you can chat with
January 14, 2017
Here’s a life-like robot you can chat with
“Jia Jia” can hold a simple conversation and make specific facial expressions when asked, and her creator believes the eerily…