For thousands of years, explorers chased one of geography’s greatest riddles: Where does the Nile begin? This journey reveals ...

A University of Kansas researcher recently published a reexamination of ancient human migratory routes from Africa, where homo sapiens first evolved, based on a newly improved glacial isostatic ...

A new study bolsters a long-standing theory for the mystery of how ancient Egyptians built the massive pyramids of Giza: by taking advantage of a “now-defunct” arm of the Nile river to move ...

Jinja, Uganda – It can be exciting to visit a world-famous landmark. Tourists flock to them, they are economic generators and they get much media attention. They often start out as somewhat ...

Nine years of talks and several fragile agreements over how to share the water of the world’s longest river were almost thrown out of the window last week — all because of a bout of heavy rain.

An artist’s reconstruction of the now defunct Khufu branch of the Nile River, which once enabled transportation of construction materials to the Giza Pyramid complex. Alex Boersma/PNAS.

Scott Simon talks with Candice Millard about 19th century British exploration and her new book, "River of the Gods: Genius, Courage, and Betrayal in the Search for the Source of the Nile." ...

The Nile River is one of Egypt's most gorgeous wonders and we've compiled the 10 best river cruises to help you explore it - at various price points. Islands.com.

Viking's newest Nile River ship set to sail in October originally appeared on Come Cruise With Me. Fewer crowds, more Nile. That's what Viking promises for its river cruises in Egypt. As demand ...

There’s no better immersion into the wonders of ancient Egypt than a sailing along the Nile. Uniworld's opulent new river ship is a journey for the ages.

My final tip on the Nile Cruise is this: Just say no. You can actually do the identical route on shore, in a taxi, stopping at the temples on your own sweet time, when the cruisers have all departed.