When scientists pulled genetic material from a pair of naturally preserved bodies in the central Sahara, they expected to ...

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 actually ...

“Everybody’s obsessed with the mummified cat,” Hex Appeal Owner Nikkie Coleman said.

The mummies of the world exhibit is wrapping up this weekend after an exhilarating run at the Museum of Idaho.

Chicago’s Field Museum of Natural History has given researchers the opportunity to learn more about the ancient individuals inside mummies, without needing to disturb their delicate wrapping. A mobile ...

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Scientists have discovered mummified skin that is older than the dinosaurs. The skin, which they say likely belonged to a reptile, is estimated to come from the Paleozoic era, between 541 million to ...

Scientists are rejoicing over the recent discovery of the first mummified saber-tooth cub in the history of paleontology. A team of paleontologists discovered a frozen mummy cub in northeast Russia in ...

A mummified body discovered over a century ago has been digitally unwrapped using CT technology, revealing the body of a teenage boy decorated with nearly 50 amulets highlighting a variety of ...

This isn't the first time the controversial ufologist has made extraordinary claims about strange corpse discoveries. In 2015, Jaime Maussan led an event called Be Witness in which he unveiled what he ...

An ancient Egyptian mummified cat thought to be a single creature was actually made up of body parts from several different felines, and had a textile ball in place of the head, scientists in France ...

The recent discovery of mummified cats in a well-preserved tomb probably shouldn't be surprising. It's a long-established fact that ancient Egyptians loved cats. What's perhaps more remarkable, ...