In a new paper in Science, experts from the University of Chicago describe steps that took place some 66 million years ago to transform carcasses of a duck-billed dinosaur, Edmontosaurus annectens, ...

Next week, they plan to make museum history in that quest. For the first time, the Putnam’s two mummies — described as being among the Davenport museum’s most prized and popular possessions — will be ...

Mummies feel mysterious, but to ancient Egyptians, the process was a carefully developed practice rooted in belief and ritual, and it was actually pretty common—some experts say up to 70 million ...

If you were asked to describe the scent emanating from an ancient Egyptian mummy like you’d discuss a high-end perfume or the bouquet of a fine wine, you might mention fragrance notes of old linen, ...