We know what they look like, and even sound like, but there’s one question you might not have pondered: what do ancient ...
Around 66 million years ago, a marine creature from the Cretaceous era munched on some sea lilies and developed an […] ...
Ancient Egyptian mummified bodies smell 'woody,' 'spicy' and 'sweet', finds a new study led by researchers from UCL and the ...
A new, first-of-its-kind analysis of the scents of nine mummies detected woody, spicy, herbal and rancid notes, among other ...
In 1872, two British men took three artifacts from the Great Pyramid of Giza. These are the only known items ever removed ...
A perfectly preserved ancient tree fossil offered scientists an unprecedented view into a moment 42,000 years ago when the Earth’s magnetic field went haywire. The compelling 2021 study tells the ...
After detailed scans of the find and a yearslong preservation process, experts identified the material as a 1,600-year-old purple fabric woven with gold threads. Its purple dye, now faded to a red ...