New OTT releases this week (May 18-May 24): 10 new movies and shows on Netflix, JioHotstar, Prime Video & moreThis week's OTT releases offer a diverse slate, from courtroom dramas like System and horror mysteries like The Mummy to spy thrillers in J...
22 May, 2026, 07.00 AM IST
A 2000-year-old tattooed mummy found in Siberia shows ancient art was ahead of its timeArchaeologists have revealed intricate tattoos on a 2,000-year-old mummy from the Pazyryk culture, preserved in Siberian permafrost. High-r...
06 Aug, 2025, 09.37 AM IST
Why 5,000-year-old Egyptian mummies smell sweet and spicyScientists have determined that Egyptian mummies, some up to 5,000 years old, emit aromas described as woody, spicy, and sweet. The pleasan...
15 Feb, 2025, 01.27 PM IST
Scientists discover mummy with abnormally large brain, suffered from THIS rare medical conditionA group of scientists recently discovered a 2300 year old mummy of a 14 years old boy who was suffering from a rare disease of abnormally l...
22 Nov, 2023, 09.12 PM IST
Sabyasachi heavily trolled, Internet critics call models ‘Egyptian mummies’Trolls targeted his autumn collection, lambasting it for having expressionless models.
06 Nov, 2023, 01.26 PM IST
Scientists recreate ancient Egyptian Mummy fragrance: The ‘Scent of Eternity’ rediscoveredScientists at the Max Planck Institute have achieved a remarkable feat by faithfully recreating the evocative aroma that was employed over ...
04 Sep, 2023, 10.41 PM IST
Swiss government returns 1,200-yr-old Ramses II statue to EgyptCarine Bachmann, director of the Federal Office of Culture, handed over the fragment to the Egyptian embassy in the capital Bern.
04 Jul, 2023, 08.32 PM IST
Was 'Curse of the Pharaohs' true? New study unveils explanation for deaths of King Tutankhamen tomb explorersThere is a link between King Tutankhamen's tomb and the death of tomb explorers. After 100 years of its discovery, studies reveal the secre...
04 Nov, 2022, 07.56 PM IST
Queen Nefertiti's Mummy discovered, claims leading archaeologistNeferneferuaten's Mummy The queen and wife of Egyptian King Akhenaten, Nefertiti, may have been discovered, according to a leading archaeol...
21 Sep, 2022, 02.55 PM IST
A treasure trove of Egyptian artefacts unearthed in Saqqara, EgyptArchaeologists have hit the jackpot as they unearth a buried treasure of Egyptian artefacts, including idols, mummified coffins, manuscript...
31 May, 2022, 08.20 PM IST
- Egyptian mummification 'recipe' existed 1,500 years before Pharaohs: Study
London, Aug 16 (IANS) Sophisticated embalming treatments were developed by ancient Egyptians 1,500 years before the classic Pharaonic perio...
16 Aug, 2018, 04.52 PM IST
- 2,100-year-old 'hawk' mummy a stillborn baby: Study
Toronto, June 1 (IANS) A 2,100-year-old tiny Egyptian mummy long believed to be that of a hawk is actually a rare example of a near-to-term...
01 Jun, 2018, 06.02 PM IST
- Mysterious mummy girl enters US university class
New York, Dec 3 (IANS) A group of students at Northwestern University in the US is studying an intriguing subject -- a rare portrait mummy ...
03 Dec, 2017, 04.42 PM IST
Unearthed: 33% of Egyptian animal mummies are dummies!They found that almost 33% of the animal mummies lying across 56 museums in UK where they were exhibited actually had no animal remains in ...
12 May, 2015, 01.20 PM IST
Cemetery with million mummies unearthed in EgyptMany of the mummies date to the time when the Roman or Byzantine Empire ruled Egypt, from the 1st century to the 7th century AD.
17 Dec, 2014, 06.49 PM IST
Don't ignore the state of the onionOnions, after all, are widely believed to have led to the fall of two governments in India in the last 30 years already.
25 Oct, 2013, 04.07 AM IST
- Mummies'best friend!
The world-renowned institution, the two-storeyed Egyptian Museum dates back thousands of years, which stand testimony to the grandeur of Eg...
03 Sep, 2008, 11.57 PM IST