Science
France to reinstate border controls for UN climate talks
November 6, 2015
France to reinstate border controls for UN climate talks
France will reinstate controls on its borders — normally open to other countries in Europe's free-travel zone — for the…
Alzheimer’s is a young(er) person’s disease — so get to work
November 6, 2015
Alzheimer’s is a young(er) person’s disease — so get to work
While he couldn't possibly have known, Sandy Halperin was likely around 35 years old when his brain began slowly accumulating…
Solar wind transformed Mars into cold, dry planet: NASA
November 6, 2015
Solar wind transformed Mars into cold, dry planet: NASA
We now know more about what happened to Mars' climate. NASA announced on Thursday several major scientific findings by its MAVEN…
Tourists encircle scarab statue in Luxor for good luck
November 6, 2015
Tourists encircle scarab statue in Luxor for good luck
Some may be surprised to see a number of tourists parading around the statue of a scarab, but this ritual…
How to create a Windows 10 app without knowing how to code
November 6, 2015
How to create a Windows 10 app without knowing how to code
To enhance its customer offering and enable anyone to submit their own Windows 10 apps, Microsoft has released a new…
Finnish researcher guides visitors to popular Tanta shrines
November 5, 2015
Finnish researcher guides visitors to popular Tanta shrines
Guests at an international poetry festival in the city of Tanta, Gharbiya, made a brief visit Wednesday to the shrine…
Twitter trades stars for hearts, favorites for likes
November 5, 2015
Twitter trades stars for hearts, favorites for likes
Like it or not, Twitter on Tuesday retired its star button that users click to "favorite" a post and replaced…
Luxor celebrates 93rd anniversary of King Tut’s tomb discovery
November 5, 2015
Luxor celebrates 93rd anniversary of King Tut’s tomb discovery
Twenty hot air balloons rose above Luxor before sunrise on Thursday at Karnak to commemorate the 93rd anniversary of the…
Egyptian doctor receives best scoliosis researcher award in Canada
November 4, 2015
Egyptian doctor receives best scoliosis researcher award in Canada
A professor at the Orthopedic Surgery Department of the Faculty of Medicine at Al-Azhar University in Cairo, Hany Abdel Gawad,…
Tutankhamun’s tomb to be photographed with infrared Thursday
November 4, 2015
Tutankhamun’s tomb to be photographed with infrared Thursday
The Antiquities Ministry has announced that Tutankhamun's tomb in Luxor will be photographed over a period of two days, starting…