The petals of the blue lotus, which open at dawn and close at dusk, were believed to reflect the journey of the soul. Al Jazeera Arabic noted that the Egyptian blue lotus was associated with the ...

has spent much of his time on campus studying the cultural significance of the Egyptian blue lotus and the chemical properties that differentiate it from products sold online.

As he did more research, he learned of the Egyptian blue lotus's prominence through classes and ancient artifacts kept at Berkeley's own Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology. As he learned to ...

Liam McEvoy, a fourth-year UC Berkeley student majoring in anthropology and minoring in Egyptology, has spent much of his time on campus studying the cultural significance of the Egyptian blue ...