A mummy, to put it bluntly, is an old dead body. But unlike a skeleton or a fossil, a mummy still retains some of the soft tissue it had when it was alive—most often skin, but sometimes organs ...

But researchers who indulged their curiosity in the name of science found that well-preserved Egyptian mummies actually smell pretty good. “In films and books, terrible things happen to those ...

Not to put too fine a point on it, a mummy is an old dead body. But unlike a skeleton or a fossil, a mummy still retains some of the soft tissue it had when it was alive—most often skin ...

The intricate details of tattoos inked more than 1200 years ago have been made visible by scanning South American mummies with lasers. The mummies, belonging to a pre-Hispanic people known as the ...

The topics in this series were developed by <strong>New Scientist</strong> in association with the <strong>Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences</strong> in Sydney ...

But researchers who indulged their curiosity in the name of science found that well-preserved Egyptian mummies actually smell pretty good. "In films and books, terrible things happen to those who ...

100-year-old folklore and pop culture have perpetuated the myth that opening a mummy's tomb leads to certain death. Movie mummies are known for two things: fabulous riches and a nasty curse that ...

An curved arrow pointing right. King Francis I of France carried ground up mummy with him at all times in case of emergency. That's because mummy was widely used medicinally for thousands of years.

But researchers who indulged their curiosity in the name of science found that well-preserved Egyptian mummies actually smell pretty good. "In films and books, terrible things happen to those who ...

But researchers who indulged their curiosity in the name of science found that well-preserved Egyptian mummies actually smell pretty good. “In films and books, terrible things happen to those ...