Scientists discover a surprisingly pleasant fragrance emitted by ancient Egyptian mummies, defying expectations and offering ...

"The Grand Egyptian Museum, one of history's priciest museums, cost over $1.5 billion, including a $300 million Japanese loan ...

This new data offers clues about the materials used in mummification and how practices and ingredients evolved.

Ancient Egyptian mummified bodies preserved for 5,000 years smell “woody”, “spicy” and “sweet”, according to scientists who ...

Researchers sniffed ancient Egyptian mummies, for science. Here’s what they smell like - The scientists were ‘surprised’ at ...

Have you ever wondered what mummies smell like? A team of researchers from England has addressed this question. The answers from specially trained ...

Uunfortunately for the Egyptians, who believed a 'good' smell after death brought people closer to the gods, the mummies' aromas now have faint notes of cheese, vomit and urine.

At first whiff, it sounds repulsive: sniff the essence of an ancient corpse. But researchers who indulged their curiosity in the name of science ...

Researchers who sniffed mummified remains in the name of science were greeted more with a blessing than a curse ...

Scientists used an 'electronic nose' (and good old biological sniffers) to reveal the scents of ancient mummies.

We know what they look like, and even sound like, but there’s one question you might not have pondered: what do ancient ...

Even around 5,000 years after their embalming, Strlič and collaborators described the bodies as smelling “pleasant.” This is ...