The distinctive smell of ancient mummies is helping scientists decode the secrets of Egyptian mummification. By analyzing tiny traces of chemicals in the air around mummy samples, researchers ...

How did Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's body remain intact for 125 days? Here's how modern embalming, cryogenic storage and preservation techniques reportedly made it possible.

They go home as the reason for a grief that cuts across borders. As the bodies of seven Indian and Sri Lankan expat workers killed in last Sunday's devastating Emirates Road minibus crash were ...

"In the most horrific cases, they picked up bodies from the floor of the trucks or checked toe tags in the dark, no hospital ...

Egypt’s antiquities authorities have identified two adjacent mummification workshops at Saqqara, the largest such facilities ...

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Ten months after their loved ones' bodies were found in a concealed room at Davis Mortuary, some victim families are ...