Sam Kean has gone back in time, at least in practice, for his new book "Dinner with King Tut." He talks with NPR's Ayesha Rascoe about "experimental archeology" and learning about ancient cultures.

Penn engineering researchers modified a fungus called Aspergillus flavus, which may have caused lung disease and illness in ...

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Stepping up to the table, the tourist squinted to make out what lay underneath the dusty glass top. “ANCIENT EGYPTIAN GAME, ...

It gained notoriety after being connected to unexplained deaths that followed the opening of King Tutankhamun’s tomb in the 1920s. Later investigations into these mysterious deaths suggested that ...

"This is nature's irony at its finest... The same fungus once feared for bringing death may now help save lives." Not long ...

In November 1922, archaeologist Howard Carter peered through a small hole into the sealed tomb of King Tutankhamun. When asked if he could see ...

Boasting King Tut's treasures and countless other riches, anticipation for the Grand Egyptian Museum mounts as delays thwart ...

A fungus that is thought to have claimed the lives of several excavators working on King Tutankhamun's burial site has had a ...

Could a legendary tomb curse become a medical miracle? Scientists may have reengineered Aspergillus flavus, linked to King ...

Brown reportedly noticed an unnatural section of rock on a cliff face, which gave way to a cave “that curved downward into the mountain,” Frank wrote. After days of exploring and cataloging, Brown ...