Genetic testing has ended a 20-year debate between a Native American tribe and the U.S. government over the origins of the world’s oldest natural mummy, which has now finally been laid to rest. The ...

Ancient Egyptians believed the heart was the seat of the person's essence, so it was always left inside a mummy. But the process of mummification was complicated and costly, so it was typically ...

During Europe’s “Little Ice Age,” a higher frequency of hot weather in Transylvania led to drought and agricultural instability, researchers said. Gaceu et al., 2024 Frontiers Researchers ...

That's the scene Jonathan Harker recorded in his journal when his horse-drawn coach finally came to a stop in Transylvania in Bram Stoker's 1897 novel, "Dracula." In all honesty, most curious ...