How did Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's body remain intact for 125 days? Here's how modern embalming, cryogenic storage and preservation techniques reportedly made it possible.

Following Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s assassination, Iran preserved his body for 125 days before the state funeral. From ...

Looking at the unpleasant things that people added to food in the past seems shocking to us today, as historic evidence of ...

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Egyptian mummification has been a source of fascination for historians, archaeologists and scientists alike for centuries. A recent study conducted by German and Egyptian researchers has finally ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Gustav H. Michel (d, 1936) was a ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

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. In a first report ...

An Austin mortuary owner has been arrested amid allegations claiming she tampered with human corpses, conducting experiments on them using embalming fluids. The Austin Police Department confirmed the ...

A woman has been arrested for allegedly conducting "experiments" on corpses at the North Austin mortuary where she worked. According to court records, 50-year-old Adeline Ngan-Binh Bui is charged with ...