In November 1922, archaeologist Howard Carter peered through a small hole into the sealed tomb of King Tutankhamun. When asked if he could see anything, he replied: "Yes, wonderful things." Within ...

As a teenager, Eid Mertah would pore over books about King Tutankhamun, tracing hieroglyphs and dreaming of holding the boy ...

As a teenager, Eid Mertah would pore over books about King Tutankhamun, tracing hieroglyphs and dreaming of holding the boy ...

The depth of the writer’s commitment is tested when he meets with a Southern Californian tattooist proficient in ancient ...

In the third in his special series of articles exploring the enduring legacy of Tutankhamun, Zahi Hawass searches for the boy king’s relatives among mummies thought to belong to the royal family ...

Aspergillus flavus is a toxic crop fungus that has been linked to deaths in the excavation of ancient tombs. It was recently ...

A 101-year-old copy of the Radio Times has been discovered in a church stool that was being refurbished. Furniture restorer ...

Scientists think they've discovered the reason behind the reputed "curse" - and it could be a gamechanger in the fight ...

Siraj-ud-Daulah’s defeat in the Battle of Plassey was followed by the tragic deaths of all those who plotted his downfall ...

Even in their natural state, some asperigimycins killed leukemia cells in lab tests. But the researchers went further. By ...

When King Tut's tomb was opened, those involved in the discovery started 'mysteriously' dying. Is the Curse of the Pharaohs real, or can it be explained in another way? Science has tried to explain ...