Ancient Egyptian mummies have a distinctive odor known only to those who've gotten close enough for a sniff. Now, scientists ...

EGYPT -- Egyptian scientists have digitally unwrapped the mummified remains of the pharaoh Amenhotep I, revealing tantalizing details about the life and death of the Egyptian king for the first time ...

Doctors used CT scans to study ancient Egyptian mummies, uncovering injuries, aging, and personal details without disturbing ...

An ancient Egyptian woman thought to have been pregnant and dying of cancer was actually just embalmed with a technique that mimicked these diagnoses, researchers have concluded, settling a four-year ...

Most people probably aren’t itching to take a whiff of the mummified remains of the long dead. But doing so can unlock new pieces of the past, according to a new study. “Many people have sniffed ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. While Egyptian kings and queens are the most famous examples of mummification, the practice wasn’t just for pharaohs. It expanded ...

If you were asked to describe the scent emanating from an ancient Egyptian mummy like you’d discuss a high-end perfume or the bouquet of a fine wine, you might mention fragrance notes of old linen, ...