The discovery of the Nazca Mummies in Peru has become one of the most controversial mysteries of the 21st century. Supporters ...

The discovery of three-fingered, elongated-skull mummies in Nazca, Peru, ignited a fierce global debate over whether they are ...

For a quarter century, a band of 5,000-year-old, bandage-wrapped undead have prowled America with their “terrifying funk from beyond the grave.” Sometimes sharing the stage with the likes of ...

Scientists at the world’s only mummy research institute are combing crypts and caverns for ancient remains—and using new tools to gather fresh insight about how our ancestors once lived. Unlike their ...

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 ...