The race that stops the nation produced another twist this morning when Caulfield Cup winner Mummify was scratched from the Melbourne Cup. Trainer Lee Freedman contacted chairman of stewards Des ...

The Egyptians may have the most famous mummies, but they're not the oldest. The Chinchorro people of Chile's Atacama Desert were the first to mummify their dead – 7,000 years ago. In Chile's Atacama ...

Leading Australian horse Mummify was euthanized Oct. 16, less than a day after his career-ending third when attempting to repeat his 2003 Caulfield Cup (Aust-I) success. The crew behind the $5 million ...

Archaeologists have long marveled at ancient Egyptians’ sophisticated mummification processes. Now, thanks to biochemical analyses of 2,500-year-old ingredients, they know more about the types of ...

Danny Nikolic has ridden five-year-old Australian horse Mummify to a spectacular victory in the $3 million Singapore Airlines International Cup at the Kranji racecouse, the second leg of the world ...

Introduction Mummies are frequently featured in movies and television shows—often playing the part of a scary, undead monster. But in ancient Egypt and in other cultures, mummification was a serious ...

A corpse will be mummified on a television show in a bid to discover the secrets of the ancient Egyptians, a British TV channel announced Thursday. A team of scientists will attempt to mummify a real ...

Australia's sole representative Mummify denied the proven international performer Phoenix Reach Sunday night to win the $1.8 million Singapore Airlines International Cup (Sng-I) in a thrilling finish.

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. As the new Caulfield Cup champion is hailed today, an old one has been buried. The battle to save the life of the 2003 winner Mummify ...

Atlas Obscura on Slate is a blog about the world's hidden wonders. Like us on Facebook, Tumblr, or follow us on Twitter @atlasobscura. Does a stroll through a museum's Egyptian wing put a spring in ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. It truly was a case of "forget the others" in the Melbourne Cup as the Mummify case took more sensational turns yesterday, with his ...

In ancient Egypt, royals were mummified after death and their riches buried with them to aid in an easier afterlife. So it was Friday as Padan Elementary students gathered around the diminutive Queen ...