CEO Ahmed El-Kholy watched tourists struggle to understand hieroglyphs, so he set out to develop Manetho, an app that could explain them in just seconds ...

On Sept. 27, 1822, French philologist Jean-François Champollion announced that he had deciphered ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics, using the Rosetta stone. This ushered in a new craze for Egyptology and ...

The time-limited set is available throughout the entire month of October, including the greatest hits from previous sets.

Discover the Man Ray Met Museum exhibition “When Objects Dream,” showcasing iconic Rayographs, surreal objects, and innovative experiments.

Today in History for Sept. 22: In 1692, Giles Cory, one of nine witches executed at Salem, Mass., was the last to be "pressed" to death. The others were hanged. During the infamous witch trials, 13 ...

There's a specific panic that strikes forty minutes into an IKEA assembly, surrounded by wooden dowels and cryptic diagrams, when you realize you've built your bookshelf backward.

History has seen many waves of Egyptomania but, until the 19th century, scholars remained baffled by the many repeated symbols and motifs wrapped around every new find, from majestic monuments to ...

Organizers say Oakland police couldn’t provide the 10 officers needed to staff the annual event. This marks the first time Hiero Day has been held outside of Oakland since it began in 2012. SAN ...

The ancient Egyptians didn't want tomb robbers to pilfer treasures in the pyramids, so how did they stop thieves?