Drone cameras are now so commonplace that we often see them used in extreme sports videos and YouTube pranks, but they have many scientific uses as well. National Geographic engineer Alan Turchik flew ...

The story starts about 5,000 years ago in the "Land of the Bow," when a jet-black people formed one of the first nation states in the world along the Nile, where women and men had equal rights and the ...

Another great thing you can do with drones—take stunning footage of ancient royal burial chambers. This National Geographic video offers an entirely new perspective on the Nubian pyramids that have ...

The residents of Sudan were the most prolific pyramid builders, constructing between 200 and 255 pyramids, compared to their ...

Atlas Obscura on Slate is a blog about the world's hidden wonders. Like us on Facebook, Tumblr, or follow us on Twitter @atlasobscura. Egypt isn't the only African country with ancient pyramids rising ...

Researchers have uncovered rare evidence of toddlers tattooed in Nubia during the Christian era, revealing visible facial markings.

The first of these leaders is Kandake Amanitore of Nubia (Kandake is Nubian for “Queen.”) Nubia encompassed parts of modern-day Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia, and existed for thousands of years, up until ...

The Sahloul family compound includes a family room, kitchen and bedrooms opening out onto a courtyard. (Marilyn Jones / Special Contributor) Quiet conversation and the whip of the felucca's single ...