Researchers have uncovered the earliest-known depiction of the Milky Way in coffin art depicting the Egyptian sky goddess Nut ...

David Wood never set out to study evolutionary science — let alone reinterpret one of the world’s most iconic military texts.

The ancient Egyptians were astute astronomers. They often depicted the cosmos atop coffins. A new survey of such artwork ...

The fascination with figuring out the part that the Milky Way may have played in the culture and religion of ancient Egypt ...