"The mummy is, in a very real sense, a living biological interface — ​a meeting point between the ancient world and the ...

NEW YORK (AP) — For thousands of years, ancient Egyptians mummified their dead in the search for eternal life. Now, researchers have used chemistry and an unusual collection of jars to figure out how ...

New research has been revealed, making a startling discovery inside one of history's most famous mummies.

The history of medicine is filled with remedies that, viewed through a modern lens, seem perplexing, misguided or downright macabre. Among these is "mumia"—a medicinal substance derived from mummified ...