Egypt displays oldest papyrus, accounts on pyramid-builders
The Egyptian Museum in Cairo has put on display the country's oldest papyruses, which date back 4,500 years, detailing the daily life of the pyramid-builders.
Archaeology
Jul 14, 2016
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News tagged with pyramids
Top predators play an important role in human-dominated ecosystems
Large carnivores such as brown bears or wolves—so-called top predators—play a crucial role in the regulation of wildlife populations even in human-dominated ecosystems. This is the result of a joint study by scientists ...
Ecology
Apr 12, 2016
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Scientists name one of the largest boulders on Rosetta's comet after an Egyptian pyramid
The scientific imaging system OSIRIS on board ESA's spacecraft Rosetta has caught a spectacular glimpse of one of the many boulders that cover the surface of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. With a maximum extension of approximately ...
Space Exploration
Oct 10, 2014
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Tiny DNA pyramids enter bacteria easily—and deliver a deadly payload
Bacterial infections usually announce themselves with pain and fever but often can be defeated with antibiotics—and then there are those that are sneaky and hard to beat. Now, scientists have built a new weapon against ...
Biochemistry
Jul 9, 2014
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Builders bulldoze big Mayan pyramid in Belize (Update 2)
A construction company has essentially destroyed one of Belize's largest Mayan pyramids with backhoes and bulldozers to extract crushed rock for a road-building project, authorities announced on Monday.
Archaeology
May 13, 2013
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Big trout saved from close call with extinction
Hour after hour, Brian Dunn lofted his fly line into the turquoise-blue water of this shimmering desert lake north of Reno. Finally, just after lunch, his line straightened and a smile spread on his face. Before long, a 6-pound, ...
Ecology
May 13, 2013
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Patterns on extremely small fibres: Study pushes regenerative medicine another step forward
Researchers at the MIRA research institute have succeeded in imprinting microscopically small shapes on the surfaces of miniscule fibres. They were able to create all kinds of patterns on the surfaces of fibres just six micrometres ...
Bio & Medicine
Apr 17, 2013
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Discovery of a the pyramid of a Ramses II Vizier at Luxor
The Egyptian Antiquities Minister, Dr. Mohammed Ibrahim, announced on Wednesday February 20, the discovery of a new pyramid from the Ramses era, found over the course of archaeological research being carried out on the Cheikh ...
Archaeology
Feb 25, 2013
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Gaia checks out of antenna testing
(Phys.org) -- Entombed by the distinctive foam pyramids typical of test chambers, the main antenna of the Gaia billion-star surveyor has been put through its paces ahead of launch next year.
Space Exploration
Jul 3, 2012
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Some butterfly species particularly vulnerable to climate change: study
A recent study of the impact of climate change on butterflies suggests that some species might adapt much better than others, with implications for the pollination and herbivory associated with these and other insect species.
Ecology
Jun 1, 2012
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