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From the experience of third-class passengers to the luxurious living of those in first class, this is the true story of the Titanic.

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A mummy long believed to belong to a male priest was revealed through medical imaging to be a pregnant woman with a fetus still inside her womb. Discovered as part of the Warsaw Mummy Project, the ...

What exactly wafts out from those ancient sarcophagi? Is it the musty scent of dust, the sharp edge of decay — or something far more surprising? In ancient Egypt, scent played a crucial role in ...

Guests at the newly-opened tomb of the great Ancient Egyptian ruler Amenhotep III can now bask in the splendor of the Colossi ...