The faint scent lingering around ancient Egyptian mummies may hold far more information than previously imagined. By analyzing airborne chemical compounds released from embalmed remains, researchers ...

An international research team has extracted genome-wide ancient DNA from two 7,000-year-old mummified women buried in a Libyan rock shelter, identifying a deeply divergent human lineage that appears ...

According to the researchers who have worked with them, not all that bad. They’ve used descriptors like woody, spicy, and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This image provided by the University of Chicago shows a mummy of a duck-billed dinosaur resting on its ribcage. (Tyler Keillor, ...

Using advanced CT imaging, the team has discovered new details about the mummies’ health, lifestyles and humanity.

A mummified body attributed to the Scythian culture of the Eurasian steppes has drawn renewed scholarly attention for what ...

High-resolution imaging conducted at USC reveals evidence of chronic pain, dental disease and possible surgical intervention in two ancient priests.

NEW YORK – 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 Egypt or ...