A unique exhibit will be on display at the Walters Art Museum that combines the love of animals with ancient history.

Bolivian mummified head, initially claimed as Inca individual, was misidentified for a century The mummified remains ...

A mummified skull from Bolivia was long thought to be of an Inca man, but a new study finds it had a different history.

The constant temperature and low humidity of a cave network in Saudi Arabia turned cheetahs, some of which died thousands of ...

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 ...

Some ancient societies in Asia appear to have smoke-dried their dead, effectively mummifying them thousands of years earlier ...

Scientists revealed they have discovered the world’s oldest known mummies. A new study published in the journal Proceedings ...

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 ...

Mummified remains of baboons in Egypt found over a century ago have long puzzled researchers. The primates were not native to Egypt and had their canine teeth removed before being preserved. New ...

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 ...

Police are investigating after the mummified body of a man who appeared to have died more than a decade ago was discovered in a French apartment. The remains of an elderly man were found on Wednesday ...

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 ...