A deadly fungus behind the so-called curse of Tutankhamun ’s tomb can be harnessed to fight cancer, scientists have discovered. Aspergillus flavus, a toxic fungus linked to deaths in the excavations ...

When people died after entering the ancient pyramids for the first time it was blamed on a Pharaoh's Curse or Mummy's Revenge ...

Researchers believe that a fungus thought to be found in ancient tombs may provide a valuable new tool in the fight against ...

After nearly a century in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, King Tutankhamun's iconic gold mask and remaining treasures are set ...

The fact that Ramesses II lived to around age 90 was, in itself, quite a feat in ancient Egypt. At the time "most people died ...

The oldest confirmed case of the illness shows the bubonic plague circulated in North Africa thousands of years before the ...

The oldest confirmed case of the illness shows the bubonic plague circulated in North Africa thousands of years before the ...

The oldest confirmed case of the illness in an ancient Egyptian mummy has shown the bubonic plague was around thousands of ...

In a “first time” revelation, the Egyptian government has announced an ancient tomb uncovered in Egypt belongs to King ...

The mummy of Pharaoh Tutankhamun will not be transferred to the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) in Cairo and will remain in its ...

Gambling has been with us since time immemorial, though the way we approach and regard gambling couldn't be more different today from what it was in the ancient world. The ancient Egyptians are among ...

Only living into her mid-20s, Ankhesenamun became the Queen of Egypt during the 18th Dynasty when she married King Tut.