The river Nile was life in ancient Egypt, providing a fundamental source of water and fertile silt while simultaneously ...

Ancient statues, Roman coins and other artifacts from a sunken city were pulled from the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of ...

Kenneth Branagh’s “Death on the Nile” cruises into movie theaters on Feb. 11 and while the title suggests that the film’s lavish setting was Egypt, more than a little movie magic was involved.

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Egypt may get most of the Nile’s water, they say, but it could use more still. Saber Atta, a lawmaker from Al Fayoum, south of Cairo, says some of his constituents haven't received water for ...

Egypt’s population is growing briskly, however, and by the year 2017 at current rates of usage the Nile’s water will barely meet Egypt’s basic needs, according to the Ministry of Irrigation.

But by Egypt’s Late Period, from around 525-332 BC, the Khufu branch’s water levels had fallen during a dry phase — a finding that is consistent with studies of the oxygen in mummies ...

In other words, the Nile’s bygone Khufu branch was indeed high enough to allow ancient engineers to move enormous blocks of stone – and construct the magnificent pyramids we know today.

A view of the Blue Nile river as it passes through the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam near Guba, Ethiopia, on Dec. 26. Eduardo Soteras/AFP via Getty Images.