Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gold miners in the Yukon are discovering mummified ancient animals from the Ice Age. Paleontologists often gather truckloads of ...

Animal mummification in ancient Egypt was a carefully organized practice that connected spiritual beliefs with economic activity. This wasn’t a rare or occasional ritual but a large, sustained ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A unique exhibit on display at the Walters Art Museum combines the love of animals with ancient history. The "Soulful Creatures: ...

Thousands of animals — from crocodiles to cobras, down to scarab beetles — were once mummified in ancient Egypt. New analysis of the dyes on the textiles that tightly bound these mummies is now ...

Three-dimensional x-ray scans have revealed the last hours of a Nile crocodile that was mummified in ancient Egypt. The surprise discovery provides important evidence for how the Egyptians viewed and ...

In a study published on Thursday, scientists shared their findings on a frozen, mummified sabre-toothed cub discovered in one of the coldest places on the planet. A member of the species Homotherium ...

A unique exhibit will be on display at the Walters Art Museum that combines the love of animals with ancient history. Lisa Anderson-Zhu is the curator of the Walters Art Museum and has more on the new ...

Ibis Coffin contains a mummified ibis from the fourth century B.C. Photo Credit: Gavin Ashworth, Brooklyn Museum "Soulful Creatures: Animal Mummies in Ancient Egypt" is on display at the Bellagio ...

Scientists have used 3D imaging to examine the contents of three mummified animals -- a cat, a snake and a bird of prey -- to provide unprecedented insight into how they died, all without damaging the ...

A unique exhibit on display at the Walters Art Museum combines the love of animals with ancient history. The "Soulful Creatures: Animal Mummies in Ancient Egypt" exhibit delves into why ancient ...