For thousands of years, ancient Egyptians mummified their dead in the search for eternal life. Now, researchers have used chemistry and an unusual collection of jars to figure out how they did it.

For thousands of years, ancient Egyptians mummified their dead in the search for eternal life. Now, researchers have used chemistry and an unusual collection of jars to figure out how they did it.

If you were a wealthy Londoner with a toothache in the late 1770s, chances are you might have sought out the services of eccentric Mayfair dentist Martin van Butchel. His skills were so much in demand ...

Analysis of substances uncovered in embalming workshop gives insight into the mummification process, and how CAR T therapies could turbocharge cancer treatments. Mummification was a significant part ...

The scroll contains the oldest known instructions for embalming the dead. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The oldest known ...

Pope Francis, the first Pope from Latin America, has died today at the age of 88. While the Catholic Church's highest authorities will soon gather to elect his successor, the Vatican currently has a ...

Once a person is dead, their body usually starts to decay immediately, although a good embalming job can delay decay. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

Old beauty products can make a difference — even in death, helping student embalmers learn the art of mortuary makeup, so that every farewell is dignified In the mornings, an embalming lab is ...

Several Austin-area funeral home embalmers say it's common practice to pour human blood from corpses down the drain, a procedure that Austin Water officials admit they were unaware was occurring and ...

If you died 200 years ago in America, your family would wash and dress your body and place it in a bed surrounded by candles to dampen the smell of decomposition. Your immediate family and friends ...

This week, multiple outlets shared a story that played on people’s worst fears: in Russia, 28-year-old Ekaterina Fedyaeva was accidentally “embalmed alive” during an operation. But what does this mean ...