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 ...

Tutankhamun’s fame today stems largely from the discovery of his tomb, which was filled with lavish goods – not only the magnificent funerary mask, but chariots, statues and even a dagger ...

King Tut ruled Egypt for only nine years before he died at just 18 years old. Though his reign was short-lived, he remains one of the most renowned pharaohs in history mainly due to the ...

A photoshop artist reconstructed the face of Queen Tiye, the grandmother of King Tut, from her 3,000-year-old mummified remains. The result brings the ancient queen's face to life.

"Tales of Terror: The Curse of King Tut" follows the curse-laden mysteries surrounding those involved in discovering and excavating King Tut's tomb and the media frenzy that followed.

The unsettling curse of King Tutankhamun’s tomb in Egypt has bewildered archaeologists since it’s been feared to be linked to the mysterious deaths of multiple excavators who discovered it in ...

Several other untimely deaths tied to King Tut’s tomb fueled the notion of a curse. George Jay Gould I, the son of railroad robber Jay Gould, passed away from fever on May 16, ...