Mummified human remains have been the object of macabre fascination for centuries, but mysterious deaths that may have ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Paul Sereno and his colleagues spent years painstakingly preparing this Edmontosaurus annectens "mummy" unearthed in Wyoming, ...

The strange story of Peru’s so-called alien mummies is making headlines again. This time, it’s not because of their weird appearance or wild DNA claims—but because their fingerprints look nothing like ...

Learn more about Chinchorro mummies, some of the oldest in the world, and the mineral ingredient used to create them.

A new study sheds light on how these reptiles become “mummies” and paints a picture of what these ancient animals looked like. Paul Sereno and his colleagues spent years painstakingly preparing this ...

The mummy’s curse is no supernatural hex, but a genuine health risk posed by exposure to dangerous molds and other pathogens lurking in ancient tombs. According to new research, mail-order mummies are ...

Dinosaur "mummies" couldn't have been further from my mind as I trudged up a grassy knoll on the Zerbst Ranch in east-central Wyoming, followed by University of Chicago undergraduates on a field trip ...

When audiences head to theaters to watch Lee Cronin's The Mummy, they’ll be seeing a familiar story. The Evil Dead Rise director’s latest film is about a family’s young daughter who disappears in the ...

Scientists at the world’s only mummy research institute are combing crypts and caverns for ancient remains—and using new tools to gather fresh insight about how our ancestors once lived. Unlike their ...