The researchers have named the newly discovered extinct whale species Phiomicetus anubis. The first part of the name refers to the Fayum Depression in Egypt's Western Desert where the fossil was ...

Animals in mythology often carry deep symbolic meanings and appear as powerful figures across cultures. Snakes are widely ...

Assassin's Creed Origins: Trials of the Gods challenges players to take down Anubis. Have you got what it takes? The first Trials of the Gods event is live in Assassin's Creed Origins, and will ...

The fossil of the amphibious Phiomicetus anubis was originally discovered in Egypt's Western Desert. Its skull resembles that of Anubis, the ancient Egyptian jackal-headed god of the dead after ...

The Xoloitzcuintli, sometimes shortened to Xolo, has been compared to Anubis, the Egyptian god of the dead and guardian of the underworld, by Redditors. A post on the site's Interesting As F ...

The discovery of Phiomicetus anubis represents a huge leap forward in our understanding of whale evolution — namely, how they went from land-based to ocean-going mammals. The fossil — a partial ...

Anubis was embodied in the jackal, or wild dog, that the Egyptians often saw scavenging in cemeteries: hence he was associated with the dead. He was depicted as a black jackal-like creature, or as ...