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 ...

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

T he fungus Aspergillus flavus produces a class of molecules that have strong potential as future anti-leukemia drugs, ...

Last night a team of specialists performed a second round of radar scans inside the tomb of King Tutankhamun, as archaeologists continued investigating the theory that hidden chambers may lie ...

Tutankhamun's mask has been housed at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo since 1934, 12 years after British archaeologist Howard Carter discovered the pharaoh’s tomb. However, the 123-year-old Beaux ...

Tutankhamun’s Mask – a Precious Artifact of Ancient Egypt. The most impressive, and probably the most important, object found in the pharaoh’s tomb is definitely Tutankhamun’s death mask, which ...