Impressive in size, design and content, the GEM’s opening may be tainted by politics and connotations of authoritarianism ...

A little over 100 years ago, King Tutankhamun’s tomb was opened in Egypt, releasing rumors of a curse. Today, researchers ...

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

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

Boasting King Tut's treasures and countless other riches, anticipation for the Grand Egyptian Museum mounts as delays thwart ...

Scientists have discovered that Aspergillus flavus, a fungus linked to ancient “mummy curses,” contains compounds effective ...

While the Grand Egyptian Museum hasn’t officially opened yet, it has been opening in stages over the last two years. Here’s ...

The toxic fungus Aspergillus flavus— known as the “Pharaoh’s Curse” due to its role in the deaths of archaeologists who ...

Egyptologists have long claimed the statuary of Hatshepsut in Luxor was wantonly destroyed, it may have been "ritually ...

Scientists have found that a deadly tomb fungus called Aspergillus flavus may hold the key to promising new treatments for ...

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have turned a deadly fungus into a potent cancer-fighting compound after ...

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