Egypt

The wonder and humanity of a mural that spans 50 buildings

In his instantly recognizable, grandly sweeping style, eL Seed has painted Arabic calligraffiti murals everywhere from Tunisia to Paris. Recently, he created his most ambitious ...

Gallery: Archaeological mysteries hidden in satellite images

Archaeology is a puzzle. For Sarah Parcak, trying to find ancient treasures is made exponentially easier by satellite imagery. Archaeologists have many tools at their disposal: ...

Searching for the history of cancer in ancient human bones

Paleo-oncologist Katie Hunt has a personal connection to the hunt for cancer’s earliest appearance in humans. When archeologist Katie Hunt was diagnosed with ovarian cancer at 2...