From chrome plating to nanotubes: the ‘modern’ chemistry first used in ancient times
Mark Lorch, University of Hull The ancient Babylonians were the first to use sophisticated geometry – a staggering 1,400 years
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Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egyptians Had Tattoos
Scientists from the University of Missouri – St. Louis used infrared scanners to look at the tattoos of ancient Egyptian
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The Curious Case of Prince Singh
In an 1893 issue of the journal Studies in Psychical Research, a curious story was published of a Prince of
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What Happened to the Great Labyrinth of Egypt?
In antiquity, there are numerous mentions to a labyrinth of astounding complexity in Egypt. Several Greek scholars traveled there and
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3D Scan of Nefertiti Released to the Public
Scientists scanned a famous statue of Queen Nefertiti years ago but would not release the details of the scan to
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Twitter Alien Video is Freaking People Out
A video going around Twitter is so disturbing that you simply cannot unsee it. The video shows the camera panning
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Why did the ancient Egyptians mummify millions of sacred birds?
Ancient Egyptians mummified everything from humans to crocodiles to cats. They mummified one thing more than anything else though, birds.
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