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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

A 31-year-old Pakistani man, who went missing in June 1997 in an ice cave, was found perfectly preserved by a local shepherd.

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 ...

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, ...

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The ancient catacombs of Egypt contain millions of mummified birds of the species Threskiornis aethiopicus—better known as the African sacred ibis. Now researchers have cast new light on how the ...

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 ...

OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) -- A mystery is brewing in Oakland after the "mummified" remains of what "appears to be a man" were found inside a wall at the Kaiser Convention Center during renovation work ...