In the 19th century, preserved bodies were not only ceremonially unveiled; owning one became a status symbol. “It would be ...

A scan revealed that an Egyptian crocodile mummy preserves a fish caught on a bronze hook after more than 2,000 years.

Researchers excavated seven mummies along with the bones of 54 other cheetahs from a site near the city of Arar.

Researchers excavated seven mummies along with the bones of 54 other cheetahs from a site near the city of Arar.

Mummies found so far date back 66 million years, a time when predatory giants were roaming Wyoming's Badlands.

A mummy long believed to belong to a male priest was revealed through medical imaging to be a pregnant woman with a fetus still inside her womb. Discovered as part of the Warsaw Mummy Project, the ...

Chinese researchers have uncovered how an 800-year-old Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279) mummy remained remarkably preserved ...

A 3,000-year-old mummified crocodile is giving us a peek into the strange and fascinating world of ancient Egyptian rituals.

The room we are in is locked. It is windowless and lit from above by a fluorescent bulb. In the hallway outside—two stories beneath the city of London—attendants in dark suits patrol silently, giving ...