The race that stops the nation produced another twist this morning when Caulfield Cup winner Mummify was scratched from the Melbourne Cup. Trainer Lee Freedman contacted chairman of stewards Des ...

Should Japan owner Shunsuke Yoshida accept the challenge of running Eye Popper in the Melbourne Cup (Aust-I), he should be assured of a greater representation from his country's media at Flemington ...

The Egyptians may have the most famous mummies, but they're not the oldest. The Chinchorro people of Chile's Atacama Desert were the first to mummify their dead – 7,000 years ago. In Chile's Atacama ...

Leading Australian horse Mummify was euthanized Oct. 16, less than a day after his career-ending third when attempting to repeat his 2003 Caulfield Cup (Aust-I) success. The crew behind the $5 million ...

Archaeologists have long marveled at ancient Egyptians’ sophisticated mummification processes. Now, thanks to biochemical analyses of 2,500-year-old ingredients, they know more about the types of ...

Introduction Mummies are frequently featured in movies and television shows—often playing the part of a scary, undead monster. But in ancient Egypt and in other cultures, mummification was a serious ...

Champion galloper Mummify was put down on Sunday morning after pulling up with a serious leg injury following a third-placed finish in Saturday's Caulfield Cup in Melbourne. The six-year-old broke ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. As the new Caulfield Cup champion is hailed today, an old one has been buried. The battle to save the life of the 2003 winner Mummify ...

Atlas Obscura on Slate is a blog about the world's hidden wonders. Like us on Facebook, Tumblr, or follow us on Twitter @atlasobscura. Does a stroll through a museum's Egyptian wing put a spring in ...

A corpse will be mummified on a television show in a bid to discover the secrets of the ancient Egyptians, a British TV channel announced Thursday. A team of scientists will attempt to mummify a real ...

Before the ancient Egyptians purposefully mummified their dead, the desert did it for them naturally. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...