At first whiff, it sounds repulsive: sniff the essence of an ancient corpse. But researchers who indulged their curiosity in the name of science found that well-preserved Egyptian mummies actually smell pretty good. “In films and books, terrible things happen to those who smell mummified bodies,” said Cecilia Bembibre, director…
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The split screen is horrifying. On one side, a White House whose policy is in turns strident, revisionist, and…
The first of two vessels carrying 1,000 tons of a Chinese-made chemical that could be a key component in…
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US President Donald Trump’s “lengthy and highly productive” phone call with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin has sparked fears…