The Chinchorro people, who inhabited the coastal regions of what is now northern Chile and southern Peru beginning around 7000 BC, developed the earliest known artificial mummification techniques - ...

The Chinchorro began mummifying their dead well before the Egyptians immortalized the practice. However, the Chinchorro ...

Longest lightning, the first AI-generated genomes and biggest black hole smashup were among this year’s top science ...

Discoveries ranging from the oldest known example of human mummification to first deliberate use of fire by people were made ...

Mummification is among the best-known religious practices of the ancient Egyptians, yet apart from a few textual descriptions and tomb paintings, very little is known about the facilities where this ...

Behind the daily stream of geopolitical tensions and conflicts, 2025 also offered new perspectives on humanity’s connection ...

We dig into the missing heart of ancient Egyptian King Tutankhamun and what archaeologists have learned a century since the discovery of the young pharaoh’s tomb. This spectacular mask represents an ...

Cinnamon is known as the world's oldest spice. Learn about Cinnamon's 4,000-year journey from ancient Egyptian rituals to ...

The good, the bad and the bizarre: from the world’s oldest newborn to a body-snatching bug, here are 2025’s strangest ...

We walk you through the incestuous, murderous, and surprisingly relatable world of Egyptian deities at The Met.

Her body was a canvas. It told the story of her life. Her beliefs. Now, 2500 years later, this ancient ink is exposing a lost Iron Age culture.

This year, researchers worldwide have finally found answers to some mysteries that have persisted for decades, even centuries ...