A fungus that is thought to have claimed the lives of several excavators working on King Tutankhamun's burial site has had a serious image makeover, thanks to scientists discovering that it holds ...

A dreaded fungus known to inhabit tombs has been reconstituted as a treatment for leukemia and is performing as effectively ...

A group of researchers from the US turn the 'curse' into a future therapy to combat blood cancer. "This is an example of the ...

The toxic fungus behind the “curse” of Tutankhamun’s tomb can fight cancer, scientists have found. Aspergillus flavus, a ...

Researchers have discovered that Aspergillus flavus, a toxic fungus previously associated with the "curse of the pharaohs," ...

Aspergillus flavus is a toxic crop fungus that has been linked to deaths in the excavation of ancient tombs. It was recently used in a test against leukemia cells and resulted in those cells being ...

In a remarkable twist of science, scientists have transformed a fungus – once feared for its deadly spores – into a potent ...

Study published in Nature Chemical Biology marks an important step towards discovering new fungal cancer treatments.

At the footsteps of Tutankhamun's tomb Reeves enthusiastically told Ahram Online that although they must wait for the radar results, they were able to look for other features not present in the ...

Nicholas Reeves is leaning on the entrance to Tutankhamun's tomb as he catches his breath. The British archaeologist has just finished a frantic couple of hours touring four royal tombs in the ...

The deadly fungus credited with killing the archaeologists that opened the tomb of King Tut might become a treatment for ...

A boomerang discovered in a Polish cave was originally dated as 18,000 years old, but it may have been contaminated by ...