Many snakes were probably much more widespread in ancient Egypt. Composite image. Credit: Mamba: W. Wüster. Pyramids: Ricardo Liberato, CC BY-SA 2.0. Montage: W. Wüster How much can the written ...

Ancient Egypt had far more venomous snakes than the country does today, according to a new study of a scroll. How much can the written records of ancient civilizations tell us about the animals they ...

The head of a mummified domestic cat, revealed by X-ray micro CT scanning is seen in this undated image WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Scientists are gaining new insight into the ancient Egyptian practice of ...

If you've ever wondered what a cat that lived in Egypt more than 2,000 years ago looked like, scientists are now finally able to provide a particularly detailed image. Researchers from Swansea ...

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Scientists are gaining new insight into the ancient Egyptian practice of mummifying animals, using high-resolution 3D scans to peer inside mummies of a cat, a bird and a snake ...