Researchers discovered that a 1746 Austrian mummy was embalmed with wood chips and zinc chloride, preserving internal tissues ...

For centuries, many cultures around the world embalmed their dead, often for religious reasons. Accordingly, embalming methods differ, but not all of them are studied equally well.

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Scientists had long suspected that the body in the crypt was Sidler, a local vicar whose preserved remains inspired whispers ...

Scientists have studied an enigmatic mummy from the crypt of an Austrian church and revealed an unusual embalming method and ...

Ahead of his lying-in-state, Pope Francis's body was made ready to withstand Rome's warm spring weather with a temporary embalming and a touch of make-up, an expert told AFP.

Scientists have studied an enigmatic mummy from the crypt of an Austrian church and revealed an unusual embalming method and other secrets.

An incredible example of this is the little-known case of a mummy located in the church crypt of St Thomas am Blasenstein, in ...

Researchers have determined the identity of a centuries-old mummy found in Austria, according to a study published in ...

Pope Francis, the first Latin American pontiff, has passed away at the age of 88. As the Church begins preparations for the selection of his successor, the ...

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Ahead of lying in state, the pope's body "underwent a temporary embalming process known as thanatopraxy," with the goal of "a more serene and natural appearance of the deceased [that] lasts up to ...