Egypt set to open its first solar farm – and it’s the largest in the world
Egypt has long relied on environmentally taxing fossil fuels. Over 90% of electricity is generated from oil and...
One in four of world’s largest cities under water stress
Cape Town, South Africa is rapidly approaching what has been called "Day Zero," the moment when the diverse metropolitan...
Newly-discovered dinosaur species was as long as a school bus – and could help solve a mystery
Fossils in Africa from the Late Cretaceous time period - around 100 to 66 million years ago - are rare. Scientists...
Egyptians discover three sunken ships full of 2,000-year-old treasure
Egyptian officials revealed last week that archaeologists located three sunken ships off the country's northern...
Scientists just discovered evidence of a hidden chamber in the Great Pyramid of Giza
Legend says that there are undiscovered chambers hidden within the Great Pyramid of Giza — a monument which has...
How volcanic eruptions in Iceland and Alaska affected ancient Egyptians
Volcanic eruptions could have precipitated unrest in ancient Egypt, according to a new study. An international...
The world’s mightiest river is dying
The Nile River, the longest in the world at 4,258 miles (6,853km), is shrinking in the face of several harsh environmental...
Ancient papyrus scroll offers insight into Great Pyramid of Giza mystery
Ancient Egyptians moved more than 170,000 tons of limestone to construct the Great Pyramid of Giza, one of the...
South Korea is building a $10 billion agriculture city in Egypt
Within six months, 311,400 acres of land in Egypt will be transformed into an agriculture city. The $10 billion...
Artisanal clay pots from Egypt can water your plants for up to a month
Gardeners who travel will love these absorbent clay pots from Egypt. Modeled after the Olla, an ancient ceramic...
Egyptian scientists turn dried shrimp shells into eco-friendly plastic
Plastic is a plague on this planet, but it doesn't have to be. A group of Egyptian researchers is developing a...
Archaeologists discover ancient lost city in Egypt
Archaeologists have unearthed an Egyptian city dating all the way back to the first dynasty. The discovery was...
Egypt’s first solar-powered village rises from the desert in Bahariya Oasis
Principal architect Karim Kafrawi said in Egypt, solar panels are often seen as unattractive, too industrial, and...
Egypt’s new Science City International – an oasis of knowledge in the desert
The complex will be located on the western edge of Cairo called "6th of October City". Nestled underneath a series...
Egyptian researchers discover a way to grow forests in the desert with sewage
Desertification is a major issue throughout Africa, but there’s a simple way to stop the spread of deserts into...
Egypt to build massive $3.5 billion suite of solar power plants
In Egypt, plans are coming together for a slew of solar power generating plants worth around $3.5 billion. The...
eL Seed’s latest calligraffiti covers 50 buildings in Cairo’s “Garbage City”
Taller and more odorous since 2009, when former president Hosni Mubarak ordered the extermination of the city's...
1,000-year-old sphinx statue unearthed in northern China
A sphinx statue believed to be 1,000-years-old has been found in a tomb in northwest China. The statue, about 14...
Foster + Partners unveils plans to rejuvenate Cairo’s Maspero Triangle District
The Egyptian Ministry of State for Urban Renewal and Informal Settlements (MURIS) just selected Foster + Partners...
No, the Great Pyramids weren’t used as grain silos
It's hard to believe we have to publish this story, but here goes. You may have heard that Republican presidential...
Egypt hopes to build the world’s first underwater museum in Alexandria
The Ministry of Antiquities in Egypt has been working towards the creation of an undersea museum around ancient...
Egyptian researchers developed a cost-effective method for cleaning saltwater in just minutes
Finding ways to create clean drinking water where there is none is a field of constant innovation. Desalination,...
SOM unveils impressive LEED-targeting medical campus for Egypt’s National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Egypt’s National Cancer Institute (NCI) has unveiled plans for their new medical campus outside Cairo, designed...
This country was recently ranked as the world’s most sustainable
A new study proclaims Sweden to be the world's most sustainable country. Yes, the land that gave birth to IKEA...
Bio-Pyramid turns Egypt’s ancient pyramids into a gigantic desertification-fighting skyscraper
The ‘Bio-Pyramid: Reserving Desertification’ proposal won an honorable mention in the 2015 eVolo Skyscraper...
Egypt just unveiled plans for a gigantic pyramid skyscraper
The 650-foot-high pyramid-like structure is expected to become the country's tallest building and will be surrounded...
The Oldest Pyramid in Egypt is Being Destroyed by its Own Restoration Team
The oldest pyramid in Egypt, the Pyramid of Djoser at Saqqara, is being destroyed by the very company the Egyptian...
Egypt Outraged Over China’s Fake Sphinx!
China is famous for its "duplitecture," but one recent example, a larger-than-life-sized replica of the Sphinx,...
Incredible Spiraling Desert Breath Installation Sprawls Across the Sahara Sands
From a birds eye view, the sprawling installation appears like a massive spiral spinning toward a large circular...
Scientists Propose Planting Trees in the Desert to Combat Climate Change
Desert photo from Shutterstock A group of German scientists led by Klaus Becker of the University of Hohenheim...