Science
Facebook’s settlement puts spotlight on ‘biometric privacy’
February 2, 2020
Facebook’s settlement puts spotlight on ‘biometric privacy’
Facebook’s massive settlement in a class action case over violating a state law on how it uses facial recognition is…
How your clothes become microfibre pollution in the sea
February 1, 2020
How your clothes become microfibre pollution in the sea
From the polar ice cap to the Mariana Trench 10 kilometers below the waves, synthetic microfibres spat out by household…
As forests burn around the world, drinking water is at risk
January 31, 2020
As forests burn around the world, drinking water is at risk
Fabric curtains stretch across the huge Warragamba Dam to trap ash and sediment expected to wash off wildfire-scorched slopes and…
Photos: 16 tombs, 20 mummies and 10,000 statues among Egypt’s first archaeological discovery of 2020
January 31, 2020
Photos: 16 tombs, 20 mummies and 10,000 statues among Egypt’s first archaeological discovery of 2020
Egypt’s Minister of Antiquities and Tourism Khaled al-Anani has announced the country’s first archaeological discovery of the new year, located…
Nelson Mandela’s granddaughter visits Grand Egyptian Museum
January 30, 2020
Nelson Mandela’s granddaughter visits Grand Egyptian Museum
The granddaughter of Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s late political leader and anti-apartheid revolutionary, paid a visit to Cairo’s new Grand…
US Embassy in Cairo funds restoration of world’s second oldest Jewish cemetery
January 28, 2020
US Embassy in Cairo funds restoration of world’s second oldest Jewish cemetery
The Bassatine Cemetery, located in Cairo and known as the world’s second oldest Jewish cemetery, is set to be restored…
Glass frogs reappear in Bolivia after 18 years
January 28, 2020
Glass frogs reappear in Bolivia after 18 years
A rare species of frog native to the eastern slopes of the Bolivian Andes has been spotted in the South…
Police foil attempt to rob unlisted Saqqara antiquities store with 12 mummies
January 27, 2020
Police foil attempt to rob unlisted Saqqara antiquities store with 12 mummies
Egyptian Interior Ministry agencies foiled an attempt to rob an antiquities store in the Saqqara archaeological area, after investigations uncovered…
US feds, states could join forces on Google probes: report
January 27, 2020
US feds, states could join forces on Google probes: report
The US Justice Department and state attorneys general are meeting this week for talks on their concurrent investigations into possible…
Egypt discusses listing Wadi al-Natrun monasteries on UNESCO World Heritage List
January 26, 2020
Egypt discusses listing Wadi al-Natrun monasteries on UNESCO World Heritage List
Egypt’s Tourism and Antiquities Minister Khaled al-Anani discussed listing the Wadi al-Natrun monasteries as part of the UNESCO World Heritage…