100-year-old folklore and pop culture have perpetuated the myth that opening a mummy's tomb leads to certain death.

When you hear the word mummy, most people think of a shambling monster covered in tattered canvas bandages. However, technically a mummy is any body that has been preserved after it died. This ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Mummified human remains have been the object of macabre fascination for centuries, but mysterious deaths that may have followed exposure were more ...

A new study, led by University of Staffordshire, has found evidence of potentially hazardous microbial growth on mummified human and animal remains advertised for sale online – posing risks to both ...

For centuries, ground-up mummy was a medical mainstay in Europe – but that was far from the only way that ancient remains ...