Researchers who sniffed mummified remains in the name of science were greeted more with a blessing than a curse.

The team’s approach could inspire museums to entertain visitors with odorous features such as smellscapes. In fact, the ...

Scientists sniffed ancient Egyptian mummified bodies for a new study published in the Journal of the American Chemical ...

A new, first-of-its-kind analysis of the scents of nine mummies detected woody, spicy, herbal and rancid notes, among other ...

Even around 5,000 years after their embalming, Strlič and collaborators described the bodies as smelling “pleasant.” This is ...