Nile river six times as old as previously thought: Study
(World News Science)

HOUSTON: The Nile river flowing through Egypt could be six times as old as previously thought, according to a study which estimated it to have originated at least 30 million years ago. The study, published in the journal Nature Geoscience, assessed the links between the geographical and physical features -- or topography -- of the Nile river to the flow of molten rocks in the Earth`s mantle. The researchers, including those from the University of Texas (UT)...