egypt
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How To Desalinise Water Using Half The Energy Of Traditional Methods
In the next ten years, Earth’s population is expected to increase by one billion, and only three percent of our planet’s water is fit for drinking or farming. Most of that relatively small amount is trapped in frozen glaciers. But Egyptian researchers have developed a way of removing the salt out of sea water for…
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Archaeologists Discover Mythical Tomb Of The God Of The Dead In Egypt
A reproduction of the mythical Tomb of Osiris as described by Egyptian lore has been discovered in the necropolis of Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, on the West Bank at Thebes, Egypt. The complex includes a shaft that connects to multiple chambers, including one with demons holding knives.
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New Mummy X-Rays Let You Peer Right Inside Ancient Egyptian Bodies
New X-ray data visualisation allow scientists — and the public — to undress ancient Egyptian mummies, peel back their skins and see (virtually) inside. The results looks as terrifying as you might expect.
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Archaeologists Realise 5000-Year-Old Egyptian Beads Are From Space
Over 100 years ago, archaeologists dug up these nine blackened, corroded lumps of stone from a pre-dynastic Egyptian cemetery. But it wasn’t until now that we realised just how old they are — and that they came from outer space.