Science
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…
Seniors with memory problems may struggle with driving
January 14, 2017
Seniors with memory problems may struggle with driving
Seniors with memory problems and related attention and decision-making issues may struggle with driving tasks, according to a Canadian study. Not…
Children born of mums who took antacids likely to show asthma symptoms
January 14, 2017
Children born of mums who took antacids likely to show asthma symptoms
Children of women who take heartburn medicine during pregnancy are a third more likely to develop asthma, according to a…
Twelve Pharaonic cemeteries discovered in Aswan mountain
January 13, 2017
Twelve Pharaonic cemeteries discovered in Aswan mountain
Twelve new cemeteries were discovered in Gabal al-Silsila, Aswan, dating back to the New Kingdom, under the Pharaonic kings Thutmose…
Is Nutella a health concern?
January 13, 2017
Is Nutella a health concern?
Palm oil is considered royalty among vegetable fat because it makes food easy to spread. Derived from the fruits and…
Egyptian Museum to host exhibition on religious tolerance on occasion of revolution 6th anniversary
January 12, 2017
Egyptian Museum to host exhibition on religious tolerance on occasion of revolution 6th anniversary
The Egyptian Museum, located in Tahrir Square, will host an exhibition entitled “Egypt.. The Cradle of Religions”, on the sixth…