The inundation of water was more than just provision for crops and fields: the Egyptians called the event the coming of Hapy, ...

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Ever seen a building so legendary you have to squeeze through a canyon just to meet it? Yeah, welcome to Petra. And this first glimpse always hits. Look at that. Al-Khazneh, The Treasury, carved ...

The Detail's Sharon Brettkelly visits Jordan, where the tourism industry propping up the country's economy has been all but decimated by the war in neighbouring Israel.

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A team of researchers at The University of New Mexico has uncovered how a peculiar, prehistoric plant might unlock new ways to reconstruct Earth's ancient climate. Led by UNM Earth and Planetary ...

Experts have been puzzled by recently discovered fossils from the hand of an extinct human relative, Paranthropus boisei. They have been surprised by a mix of human-like and gorilla-like traits in the ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. On Saturday, countless people gathered at “No Kings” protests in thousands of cities ...