A deadly fungus once feared for causing mysterious deaths in ancient tombs may now offer hope in the fight against cancer. Aspergillus flavus, the toxic mould linked to the so-called "curse" of ...

Discovering a young pharaoh's ancient, long-dormant tomb sent the media into a frenzy in the 1920s – but uncovering one mystery invited another when the financier of the expedition died a sudden, ...

A mold speculated to have been behind the deaths of a few who dared breach the tomb of Tutankhamun may be hiding a hopeful secret. The species, called Aspergillus flavus, is not actually a Pharaoh's ...

In a BBC archive clip, archaeologist Howard Carter describes the moment on 12 February 1924 when he and his team became the ...

Tutankhamun was a pharaoh like no other: a minor during his reign, but mighty after his death. He only ruled for 10 years before his untimely death at age 19, but when his tomb was discovered in 1922 ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Shortly after the discovery of his tomb, the ‘Curse of Tutankhamun’ became a reliable headline for the international press. And the facts ...

Her family has had their fair share of bad luck, including being robbed at gunpoint and getting into an altercation with a ...

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A century ago this October, Egyptologist Howard Carter and his colleagues opened the innermost coffin of the pharaoh Tutankhamun’s sarcophagus for the first time in almost 3250 years. Inside they ...

AFA copy 39088019605591 Gift from Janet Stanley. The golden age of Egypt: Dynasty 18 -- Religion and life after death -- Robbers in the Valley of the Kings -- The tomb and its treasures -- Tutankhamun ...