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Old Egyptian Mummy With ‘Black Death’ DNA, May Have Spread by Fleas on Nile Rats Researchers have finally managed to confirm ...

Researchers have uncovered the oldest confirmed case of the plague outside Eurasia in an ancient Egyptian mummy.

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Most notably, as IFL Science reports, a 5,000-year-old skeleton in Russia had clearly perished from one of the most fatal diseases in history. And so did the Egyptian mummy researchers recently ...

Getty Images Analysis of the mummy’s bone tissue revealed traces ... had reached an advanced stage when the victim perished, IFL Science reported. However, it’s unclear if this was an isolated ...

Usually transmitted by fleas hitching a ride on rodents, the bubonic plague attacks the lymphatic system, and initially ...

The case of Peru's mysterious 'alien mummies' continues to deepen after the unveiling of two new creatures named Paloma and Antonio. The corpses were said to have been found in the Nazca desert ...

The oldest confirmed case of the plague outside of Eurasia has been detected in an ancient Egyptian mummy. Dating back to around 3,290 years ago, the embalmed remains belong to a male individual ...

The Mummy is set to rise from the sands once more, this time under the creative vision of Evil Dead Rise filmmaker Lee Cronin. The director will write and helm a fresh reimagining of the iconic ...