At first whiff, it sounds repulsive: sniff the essence of an ancient corpse. But researchers who indulged their curiosity in the name of science found that well-preserved Egyptian mummies actually smell pretty good. “In films and books, terrible things happen to those who smell mummified bodies,” said Cecilia Bembibre, director…
It felt like a speech, if delivered on X.com, laden surely with community notes. US Vice President JD Vance,…
The Prince and Princess of Wales have publicly marked Valentine’s Day by sharing a sweetly romantic photograph of themselves.…
Fighters from Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have torched swathes of the country’s largest refugee camp, firing indiscriminately…
Kirill Dmitriev, a close Putin adviser, will focus on restoring economic ties between the US and Russia as the…
The split screen is horrifying. On one side, a White House whose policy is in turns strident, revisionist, and…
US President Donald Trump’s “lengthy and highly productive” phone call with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin has sparked fears…
Hamas said it will release Israeli hostages as initially planned after holding “positive” talks with mediators, following a dispute…
The first of two vessels carrying 1,000 tons of a Chinese-made chemical that could be a key component in…