Science
Ancient Egyptian wooden boat discovered in Abusir
February 2, 2016
Ancient Egyptian wooden boat discovered in Abusir
Antiquities Minister Mamdouh el-Damati announced the discovery of a large wooden boat in Abusir area, south of the Mastaba, as…
China unveils first oil spill response plan
February 1, 2016
China unveils first oil spill response plan
China's cabinet has approved the country's first oil spill emergency response scheme to be ready by 2020, to tackle increasing…
Monufiya University student team to compete in international robot competition
February 1, 2016
Monufiya University student team to compete in international robot competition
A team from Monufiya University's Faculty of Electronic Engineering will compete in an international contest of robotics in Canada in…
26,800 people visited pyramids over weekend
January 31, 2016
26,800 people visited pyramids over weekend
Al-Hussein Abdel Baseer, the general director of the Giza Pyramids archaeological area, said approximately 26,800 Egyptian and foreign visitors came…
Drought tests a changed Ethiopia
January 31, 2016
Drought tests a changed Ethiopia
On a treeless plain in eastern Ethiopia, thousands of destitute pastoralists have set up camp outside the tiny village of…
8.8 million patients infected with hepatitis C in Egypt: conference
January 30, 2016
8.8 million patients infected with hepatitis C in Egypt: conference
Professors from Alexandria University have indicated that there has been an increase in the rate of infection in people with…
Facebook to prohibit private firearm transactions on its service
January 30, 2016
Facebook to prohibit private firearm transactions on its service
Facebook Inc (FB.O) prohibited global users from coordinating person-to-person private sales of firearms on its online social network and its…
Tendon pain linked to type 2 diabetes
January 30, 2016
Tendon pain linked to type 2 diabetes
Exercise is important to managing type 2 diabetes, but the condition may also make a person prone to tendon pain,…
An ethical way to choose which kids get chemo during a shortage?
January 30, 2016
An ethical way to choose which kids get chemo during a shortage?
When chemotherapy is in short supply, doctors should choose kids to receive treatment based on which patients have the best…
Did Brazil, global health agencies fumble Zika response?
January 30, 2016
Did Brazil, global health agencies fumble Zika response?
Last January, long lines formed outside health clinics in Recife, a city in Brazil's northeast hit hard in recent years…