As a teenager, Eid Mertah would pore over books about King Tutankhamun, tracing hieroglyphs and dreaming of holding the boy ...

As a teenager, Eid Mertah would pore over books about King Tutankhamun, tracing hieroglyphs and dreaming of holding the boy ...

Aspergillus flavus is a common mould found in soil, decaying vegetation and stored grains. It is infamous for its ability to ...

From gilded coffins to golden amulets, many of the Grand Egyptian Museum’s items have not undergone restoration since their 1922 discovery.

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

Scientists think they've discovered the reason behind the reputed "curse" - and it could be a gamechanger in the fight ...

Ancient ‘pharaoh’s curse’ could be used to fight cancer: ‘It’s up to us to uncover its secrets’ ...

We all know that Tutankhamun was more than wealthy enough to have tombs built or graves dug for both his stillborn daughters if he had pleased to do so. So by that logic there must have been another ...

He added that 26 artifacts from the collection of King Tutankhamun’s belongings remain at the museum, including the golden mask and the two coffins. These pieces will soon be transferred to their new ...

The "pharaoh's curse" fungus unearthed by archaeologists who opened King Tutankhamun's tomb has now been transformed into an anti-cancer drug.

When the beard fell off the boy pharaoh's funerary mask in August 2014 at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, employees tried to reattach it with glue. When the botched restoration was noticed it made ...