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Preserving a dead body was a widespread practice, common to many societies of the past. Perhaps the most well-known rituals belong to the ancient Egyptians, who kept corpses intact through a process ...
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...
Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa's deaths are the subject of an active investigation after their bodies were discovered at their home. The couple may have been dead for some time before being discovered ...
Researchers have identified specific ancient Egyptian recipes for mixing chemicals used in embalming different parts of the human body. The findings, based on analyses of an ancient embalming workshop ...
Perfume companies love to give their products names like Eternity and Forever. But now scientists really have bottled the 'scent of eternity', thanks to the Ancient Egyptians. Researchers have ...
Drop the Chanel, for researchers have recreated what they're describing as the "scent of eternity" once deemed fit for an Ancient Egyptian noblewoman. Beeswax, plant oil, and tree resin were among the ...
A taxi driver from Torquay has become the first person in 3,000 years to be mummified. Alan Billis, who died in January, volunteered to undergo the procedure - which a scientist has been working on ...
Examination of a mummy has revealed the original ancient Egyptian embalming recipe - first used to preserve bodies. A battery of forensic chemical tests carried out on a mummy that dated from ...
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