'Some people called it horrifying': 'Dinner with King Tut' author on using Egyptian mummification techniques on a modern-day human body
"A lot of the book was actually me floundering around, failing to complete the projects or figuring out what I was doing...
'He looked like Ramses the Great': How experimental archaeologists used ancient techniques to mummify a modern-day person
In his new book, "Dinner with King Tut: How Rogue Archaeologists Are Re-creating the Sights, Sounds, Smells, and Tastes ...
Songbirds are in crisis as trappers and smugglers force them into lucrative bird-singing competitions
Millions of songbirds in Southeast Asia are trapped and smuggled each year for keeping as pets or entering in competitio...
RSPB buys 'magical' 96-hectare landscape to reconnect habitats
Image source, RSPB CymruImage caption, The charity has purchased a 96-hectare area in CarmarthenshireByOscar EdwardsBBC ...
Science news this week: Time emerges inside a mini-universe, scientists thicken Arctic ice, and one of the oldest graves of a free Black person in the US found
July 11, 2026: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you e...
White House appoints Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb to lead new UFO study group
Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb has been appointed as the head of a new White House group to study UFOs, or unidentified...
Diagnostic dilemma: An 83-year-old man went to the hospital because of very itchy skin. It turned out he had a rare form of syphilis.
A man went to the emergency room after being in and out of hospitals for a month, and doctors found a surprising explana...
Years After He Quit Smoking, a Lung Cancer Scan Saved His Life
Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States and older adults are at higher risk. But onl...
Does fast charging damage your battery more than regular charging?
From phones to electric vehicles, some batteries take an hour to charge, while others can take up to half a day.
New research into basking sharks around island
Image source, Manx Shark FoundationImage caption, Basking shark sightings have increased in recent yearsByAlex BlakeIsle...
British Hewing Championships
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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches for 35th time, hauls Starlink satellites to orbit
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket flew for the 35th time tonight (July 10), carrying 29 Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit.