Photographs of a mobile testing truck for COVID-19 in the United States have been shared on social media with the claim that it carries an image of Anubis, the ancient Egyptian god of the dead. The ...

Almost two decades after archaeologists first began investigating a 3,100-year-old ancient Egyptian mummy, Australian archaeologists returned to the body armed with new technology to take a closer ...

Aristos is a Newsweek science and health reporter with the London, U.K., bureau. He is particularly focused on archaeology and paleontology, although he has covered a wide variety of topics ranging ...

Aristos is a Newsweek science and health reporter with the London, U.K., bureau. He is particularly focused on archaeology and paleontology, although he has covered a wide variety of topics ranging ...

Scientists have identified a new species of small, toothy mammal that once ruled the food chain in Africa almost 40 million years ago. Researchers named the new species Masrasector nananubis, after ...

Prowling the deserts of Egypt around 30 million years ago, a newly described species of carnivore was once at the top of the food chain. With powerful jaws and ferocious teeth, the dog-like predator ...

History is full of unsolved ancient Egyptian mysteries, including why one of their gods looks like a snake with a pair of legs. Imagine attending the divine design meeting where this unusual ancient ...

The iconic prize was designed almost a century ago by MGM art director Cedric Gibbons, and bears a striking resemblance to ancient depictions of Ptah, the Egyptian god of artists and craftsmen. By ...