‘Myrrh, conifer oil and … breakfast tea’: my sniffer team’s surprise findings on what mummified bodies smell like

Welcome to ‘sensory heritage’, the study of how we engage with objects from the past besides what they look like.

Cecilia Bembibre, Lecturer in Sustainable Heritage, UCL • conversation
Feb. 14, 2025 • ~8 min

How the last meal of a 3,000-year-old Egyptian crocodile was brought back to life using modern science

Scientists discover crucial evidence to suggest how large crocodiles were captured and mummified in ancient Egypt.

Lidija M. Mcknight, Lecturer in Biomedical Egyptology, University of Manchester • conversation
Aug. 2, 2024 • ~6 min

The ancient Egyptian goddess of the sky and how I used modern astronomy to explore her link with the Milky Way

A new study shines light on the link between the Milky Way and the ancient Egyptian sky goddess Nut

Or Graur, Associate Professor of Astrophysics, University of Portsmouth • conversation
May 3, 2024 • ~6 min

Israeli siege has placed Gazans at risk of starvation − prewar policies made them vulnerable in the first place

Arable land has been destroyed, as have food production sites. But even before the current operation in Gaza, Palestinians there suffered high rates of food insecurity.

Yara M. Asi, Assistant Professor of Global Health Management and Informatics, University of Central Florida • conversation
Feb. 15, 2024 • ~10 min

Egypt Threatens to Suspend Peace Treaty with Israel
VOA Learning English • voa
Feb. 12, 2024 • ~6 min

Did wind get the Great Sphinx started?

Researchers have replicated conditions that existed 4,500 years ago to figure out what role wind had in the shaping of the Great Sphinx of Giza.

James Devitt-NYU • futurity
Nov. 1, 2023 • ~4 min

Ancient Egypt had far more venomous snakes than the country today, according to our new study of a scroll

Ancient texts are still teaching us new things about the prevalence of wildlife.

Wolfgang Wüster, Professor of Zoology, Bangor University • conversation
Oct. 16, 2023 • ~6 min

Egypt Struggles with Economic Problems Intensified by Ukraine War
VOA Learning English • voa
March 8, 2023 • ~5 min

Five discoveries that changed our understanding of how the ancient Egyptians created mummies

Several studies have upended what we thought we knew about mummification using scientific dating techniques to reveal some fascinating – and surprising – insights.

Jenefer Metcalfe, Lecturer in Biomedical Egyptology, University of Manchester • conversation
March 2, 2023 • ~7 min

COP27: how the fossil fuel lobby crowded out calls for climate justice

An expert in climate justice reports from Sharm El Sheikh.

Alix Dietzel, Senior Lecturer in Climate Justice, University of Bristol • conversation
Nov. 21, 2022 • ~7 min

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