Once vassals to pharaohs, the Kushite kings of Nubia took control of Egypt for almost a century. Embracing Egyptian rituals, ...

The retail space in Roxbury that had been vacated by Walgreens for more than a year has a new tenant: Vicente’s Supermarket, ...

Scientists estimate it will take at least 5 to 10 million years for the Afar region to be fully submerged. When that happens, ...

Several international booking sites, such as TripAdvisor, have ranked Egypt as one of the most important  destinations for ...

Göbekli Tepe, Turkey Nestled in the rugged terrains of southeastern Turkey lies Göbekli Tepe, an archaeological site that ...

One of the world's continents is breaking apart faster than researchers previously predicted. The separation would create a ...

Africa is dividing in two, and a new landmass and ocean may form sooner than expected. The change could alter the climate and ecosystem of the region, as well as the way humans live. In the geologic ...

but a major event took place in 2005 when a 35-mile-long rift opened in Ethiopia’s desert catapulted it into public view as a tangible sign of the continent’s slow separation. The Somali plate is ...

+ Aswan is a stop on most Nile cruises, including the 7-night Luxor-Luxor voyage with CroisiEurope, a French operator that ...

In 2005, a gigantic 35-mile-long crack opened like a gash in the Ethiopian desert. Thus began the East African Rift ... away from another, the larger Nubian plate. Scientists believe that in about 5 ...