The difference between sacred and superstitious is rarely about truth—more often, it’s about power, history, culture, and who ...

Brown reportedly noticed an unnatural section of rock on a cliff face, which gave way to a cave “that curved downward into ...

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

In this week’s edition of The Prototype, we look at cancer-killing fungi, robots that perform surgery on your eyeballs, ...

Scientists have discovered that Aspergillus flavus, a fungus linked to ancient “mummy curses,” contains compounds effective ...

The deadly fungus credited with killing the archaeologists that opened the tomb of King Tut might become a treatment for ...

Crouched by King Tut’s stone sarcophagus, National Geographic technicians Eric Berkenpas and Alan Turchik prepare the radar unit to scan the tomb’s walls.

Tutankhamun's mask has been housed at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo since 1934, 12 years after British archaeologist Howard Carter discovered the pharaoh’s tomb. However, the 123-year-old Beaux ...

In a dedicated wing, most of King Tut's treasures will be exhibited together for the first time in history since British archeologist Howard Carter discovered the young pharaoh's intact tomb in 1922.

Tutankhamun's treasures, registered at the Egyptian Museum on Cairo's Tahrir square in 1934, have long been its crown jewels. But the neoclassical building -- with faded cases, ...