Gayle Anderson previews the new California Science Center exhibition Mummies of the World. Explore more than 30-naturally and intentionally preserved human and animal mummies from ancient Egypt, South ...

In the central Sahara, where sand now buries ancient lakes, scientists have pulled genetic material from 7,000-year-old mummified women and found DNA that does not match any living population. The ...

The 150 mummies and artifacts come from every continent except Antarctica. Jeff Rudolph, president and CEO of the California Science Center, which in March debuted a $165 million expansion, is excited ...

Each mummy was scanned in its sarcophagus, which weighs about 200 pounds. Then 3D models of the two Egyptian priests were ...

Chemists and perfumers are using new techniques to bring ancient scents back to life, from mummies to a 5,000-year-old ...

High-resolution imaging conducted at USC reveals evidence of chronic pain, dental disease and possible surgical intervention in two ancient priests.

Researchers have uncovered the reason an “unusual” 18th-century mummy was preserved so well in Austria – and it’s highly abnormal. A study about the mummy was recently published in the journal ...

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 ...

Gayle Anderson previews the new California Science Center exhibition Mummies of the World. Explore more than 30-naturally and intentionally preserved human and animal mummies from ancient Egypt, South ...

The mummies are rising and they’re ready for the spotlight at the California Science Center. On Saturday, Feb. 7 the Los Angeles venue is welcoming back the traveling exhibition titled “Mummies of the ...