The remains of Ötzi the Iceman, who died 5,300 years ago, contain ancient microbes that are still alive, new research finds.

Scientists are trying to solve the mystery of what race a group of cone-shaped skulls belong to as wild theories claim they ...

The mystery of Peru's "conehead" mummies has baffled scientists for decades, and new DNA tests on the mummies' teeth have ...

Ancient yeast living inside the 5,300-year-old frozen corpse of Ötzi the Iceman has been used to make a “very, very good ...

A new DNA analysis of Peru’s mysterious conehead mummies failed to fully explain the origins of the Paracas skulls.

Egypt plans to conduct a DNA test on a 3,500-year-old mummy to determine whether it is King Thutmose I, one of the most important pharaohs, the country's chief archaeologist said Thursday. Zahi Hawass ...

CAIRO, Egypt -- Months after Egypt boldly announced that archaeologists had identified a mummy as the most powerful queen of her time, scientists in a museum basement are still analyzing DNA from the ...

ATLANTA -- The body is remarkably well-preserved, filled full of resin and stuffed with rolled linen some 3,000 years ago. It has a mouthful of teeth, an intact facial profile and long arms still ...