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 ...

That’s a polar opposite use from the object’s handling in Evil Dead Rise. Anyone who’s seen that will no doubt immediately tense up as they recall the thing being used to shave flesh off a victim’s ...

Researchers have uncovered traces of ancient microbes inside a mummy — unexpected “signs of life” that may have persisted for more than 5,300 years. The study, recently published in the journal ...

Researchers have uncovered traces of ancient microbes inside a mummy — unexpected "signs of life" that may have persisted for more than 5,300 years. The study, recently published in the journal ...

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 ...

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In a new study analyzing the microbiome of Ötzi the Iceman—arguably the most famous mummy ever discovered—scientists discovered four ancient cold-adapted yeast species. The researchers differentiated ...

New handcrafted Halloween masks give haunters, collectors, filmmakers, and horror fans an early look at next season's ...

12 years is a long wait to play the sequel to one of your favourite games of all time. During that decade-plus stretch, I’ve re-played the original Alien: Isolation multiple times, analysed its ...

If you read any account of the original Alien: Isolation’s development process, at some point there’s always mention of how Ridley Scott’s 1979 masterpiece was playing on a constant loop in Creative ...