Dec 02 2010
Cleopatra Not First Pharoah of Her Line
Queen Arsinoe II, an Olympian medalist, may have ruled Egypt 200 years before Cleopatra.
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Oct 25 2010
Royal Blood May Be Hidden Inside Decorated Gourd
Dating back to the French Revolution, this gourd is thought to contain the blood of Louis XVI, collected shortly after he was executed.
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Aug 03 2010
King Tut’s Chariots Marvels of Engineering
Speeding the boy king along the sand dunes of ancient Egypt, Tut's chariots were the supercars of their day.
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Jul 17 2010
Divers Find 230-Year-Old Champagne in Baltic Shipwreck
Perfectly preserved 230-year-old champagne has been discovered by Swedish divers.
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Jul 16 2010
Alexander the Great Killed by Toxic Bacteria?
The Styx River, the legendary portal to the underworld, harbors a deadly bacteria that may have ended Alexander's life.
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May 19 2010
King Tut’s Leftover Bandages Yield New Clues
The scraps of ancient bandages -- some with dirty fingerprints of Tut's embalmers -- had been contained in long forgotten jars at a museum.
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Apr 22 2010
Hoard of 2,000-Year-Old Coins Found in Egypt
Each coin features the Greek-Egyptian god Amun-Zeus, an eagle and the words Ptolemy and king.
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Apr 21 2010
Brain Games Won’t Boost I.Q.
Although they may be entertaining, brain games probably won't make you smarter.
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Apr 07 2010
King Tut Wore Orthopedic Sandals
Analysis of sandals buried with the boy king suggest the sometimes elaborate footwear was made to accommodate his club foot.
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Mar 31 2010
U.S. Judge Strikes Down Gene Patents
Genes cannot be patented, said a judge, because isolated DNA is not markedly different from DNA as it exists in nature.
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