"This is nature's irony at its finest... The same fungus once feared for bringing death may now help save lives." Not long ...

When King Tut's tomb was opened, those involved in the discovery started 'mysteriously' dying. Is the Curse of the Pharaohs ...

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have discovered that this fungus produces a unique class of molecules with the potential to fight cancer.These molecules belong to a group called ...

A fungus that is thought to have claimed the lives of several excavators working on King Tutankhamun's burial site has had a ...

Archaeologists in Egypt have found the tomb of King Thutmose II — the first discovery of an ancient royal tomb since King Tutankhamun's in 1922.

King Tut's mummified corpse has been a source of intrigue since his tomb's discovery in 1922. Those who desecrated his tomb, however, were said to be followed by "disease, pestilence and death ...

In this week’s edition of The Prototype, we look at cancer-killing fungi, robots that perform surgery on your eyeballs, ...

A mushroom once thought to be an ancient Egyptian curse has been found to be a potential cure for some forms of cancer.

The tomb is believed to have belonged to King Thutmose II, who ruled Egypt in the early 15th century BC. It is the first ...

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

Egypt’s famed King Tutankhamun’s golden sarcophagus is displayed at his tomb in a glass case at the Valley of the Kings in Luxor. AP. It’s 53.5cm tall and made from 10kg of solid gold inlaid ...

He was a minor king, yet Tutankhamun’s tomb might have been the most richly stocked of all in ancient Egypt. Now research is ...