A mummy found in Mexico shows signs of a possible living mold. Officials warn that exposure could pose a risk to visitors and ...

In an excerpt from his new book Dinner with King Tut, Sam Kean explores a weird and wild '90s experiment to replicate ancient ...

STORY: You might think that a mummified corpse would have a fairly unpleasant stink. But according to scientists researching what ancient Egyptian mummies smell like, you'd be wrong. They emit woody, ...

Archaeologists excavated an ancient tomb in Al Bahnasa and uncovered mummies with golden tongues, amulets and wall paintings, photos show. Photo from Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities ...

Aug 2 (Reuters) - It is a startling image from ancient Egypt - a mummy discovered during a 1935 archaeological expedition at Deir el-Bahari near Luxor of a woman with her mouth wide open in what looks ...

The Hong Kong Palace Museum is currently hosting the highly anticipated "Ancient Egyptian Civilization Exhibition," which has drawn an overwhelming number of visitors. As a result, ticket sales were ...

The Chinchorro culture that inhabited Chile’s Atacama Desert from about 7,500 years ago is famous for its mummies, which ...

"Early-life malnutrition has been consistently associated with reduced brain volume and cognitive impairments, highlighting the critical importance of adequate energy and nutrient intake during ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Can hundreds of mummies ...

Few visitors wandering through the mummy galleries at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo have the opportunity—or perhaps the inclination—to smell the aromas wafting off the gilded sarcophagi and elaborately ...

CAIRO, Egypt -- Ancient mummies of Egypt's royal pharaohs will emerge from their resting places this weekend and parade through the streets of Cairo in search of a new home. What sounds like the plot ...