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 ...

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 ...

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

A fungus once feared for causing deadly infections in ancient tombs is now offering new hope in the fight against cancer.

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

Brown reportedly noticed an unnatural section of rock on a cliff face, which gave way to a cave “that curved downward into the mountain,” Frank wrote. After days of exploring and cataloging, Brown ...

The mystery deepened in the 1970s when a team of scientists entered the tomb of Polish king Casimir IV. Within weeks, 10 out ...

A boomerang discovered in a Polish cave was originally dated as 18,000 years old, but it may have been contaminated by preservation materials. A new estimate suggests the mammoth-ivory artefact is 40, ...

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

Could the deadly fungus linked to Tutankhamun’s curse be the key to a groundbreaking cancer treatment?