Ancient civilizations approached passing differently. While today’s embalmers use just enough preservative for a dignified farewell, the Egyptians went all in. For them, passing to the afterlife ...

An Egyptian archaeological mission has uncovered a cache of colorful coffins containing mummies, along with a collection of rare papyri dating back to the Third Intermediate Period of Ancient Egypt, d ...

If someone told you there’s an authentic Egyptian temple in San Jose filled with mummies and ancient treasures, you’d ...

The ancient Egyptians built temples that lasted thousands of years, and one of them happens to be in San Jose. Well, ...

In the Asasif necropolis on the west bank of Luxor in Upper Egypt, archaeologists have discovered a carefully organized ...

Adolescence is a period defined by rapid physical, emotional, and social change, and for many young people, it is also shaped by body image issues and weight stigma. Those experiences, researchers say ...

The California Science Center reached out to the radiologists to complete the scans of two mummies for its new exhibit. (Ricardo Carrasco III) Summer Decker and Jonathan Ford, professors at the Keck ...

Ibis Coffin contains a mummified ibis from the fourth century B.C. Photo Credit: Gavin Ashworth, Brooklyn Museum "Soulful Creatures: Animal Mummies in Ancient Egypt" is on display at the Bellagio ...

Natural mummification is a fascinating process where environmental conditions preserve bodies without human intervention. This phenomenon captures the imagination, revealing stories of the past and ...

For centuries, the scent of ancient mummies has fascinated visitors and researchers alike. Now scientists are capturing invisible molecules in the air around them. The goal isn’t curiosity, it’s ...

Image shows Dr Wanyue Zhao, Research Associate in Organic Geochemistry, in her University of Bristol lab featuring the highly specialised spectrometry machine used to analyse the volatile chemical ...

CT scanners are designed to diagnose the living – mapping broken bones, blocked arteries, and hidden tumors with remarkable precision. But when the same technology is turned toward the ancient past, ...