Compared to fellow classic monsters like vampires and werewolves, mummies don’t have a huge pop-culture presence. The undead ...

Discovery of ancient remains challenges existing evolutionary theories.

LONDON — At first whiff, it sounds repulsive: sniff the essence of an ancient corpse. But researchers who indulged their curiosity in the name of science found that well-preserved Egyptian mummies ...

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Researchers used a high-resolution CT scanner to study 2,300-year-old Egyptian mummy remains, revealing new insights into mummification.

Do mummies belong in museums? The instinctive answer may be “yes,” but that answer might change when you consider what a mummy actually is. A mummy, simply put, is a body that’s unusually well ...

Scientists have discovered what’s thought to be the oldest known mummies in the world in southeastern Asia, dating back up to 12,000 years. Mummification prevents decay by preserving dead bodies. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Human remains were found in crouched positions, often with scorch marks - Hirofumi Matsumura The world’s oldest mummies have been ...

Well, that’s a wrap. It looks like heart disease and stroke aren’t just modern phenomena but instead have been around a long time. Like a really long time. CT scans of 237 adult mummies found evidence ...

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) – The Mummies of the World exhibit is wrapping up this weekend after an exhilarating seven-month run at the Museum of Idaho. Nearly 50,000 guests have visited the museum so ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Researchers have unearthed a spooky pair of dinosaur mummies that seem to have been preserved in an unexpected way. These dinosaur remains are different from the wrapped mummies of ...