Ancient Egyptians were serious cat people, if a discovery in a tomb near Cairo is any indication. On Saturday, Egypt's Ministry of Antiquities announced that a team of archaeologists had uncovered ...

The DNA from archaeological cat remains is being tested in an effort to solve the mystery of cat domestication. Scientists have known for a while that feline domestication has come about in a way that ...

The distinctive smell of ancient mummies is helping scientists decode the secrets of Egyptian mummification. By analyzing tiny traces of chemicals in the air around mummy samples, researchers ...

A mass cat cemetery and a collection of rare mummified scarab beetles were discovered during an archeological excavation in Saqqara, Egypt, the nation's antiquities ministry said Saturday. A mass cat ...

The ancient Egyptians sure knew how to tell a terrifying tale! Join us as we count down the darkest and most unsettling stories from Egyptian mythology! Our countdown dives into chilling legends ...

The exhibition spans an astounding range of regions, cultures and time periods: A 6,420-year-old infant from Peru known as the Detmold Child is the oldest mummy in the exhibit, and predates the ...