Dating back to the early Roman Empire, the word sarcophagus originally referred to the limestone a coffin was made of, rather than the coffin itself. From flesh-eating stone to a stone coffin, Jessica Oreck and Rachael Teel unbury the...

From brains to heavenly bodies, this week brings us some super-sized science... BigBrain is the highest resolution map of the human brain that's ever existed; a super high resolution interactive model of King Tut's tomb for...

Pupil outcome: I can understand the mummification process and sequence it in chronological order. Key learning points: - Mummification is a process to preserve a dead body to make it ready for the afterlife. - Mummification is a complex...

Archaeologists in Egypt have unearthed over 20 mud brick tombs that predate the Great Pyramids by 2,000 years. These burial chambers belonged to officials from the first ancient Egyptian dynasty, dating back to 3100-2890 BC. The...

Pripyat, Ukraine. In the early morning hours of April 26, 1986, Soviet engineers are tasked with conducting a safety test of Reactor 4 at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. Unfortunately, the third shift engineers on duty have not been...

This video explores five fun facts about Ancient Egyptian Burial.

This video is answering the question of how were Ancient Egyptian tombs decorated.

Chernobyl part 2/7: This video discusses the massive engineering effort that went into building the Arch of Chernobyl, a new containment structure that replaced the decaying concrete sarcophagus over the radioactive reactor.

Chernobyl part 6/7: This video discusses the construction of the new safe confinement structure over the Chernobyl sarcophagus, which contains the remains of reactor #4 at the Chernobyl power station. The structure is equipped with...

Chernobyl part 1/7: This video discusses the Chernobyl disaster in 1986, where a sequence of errors led to a catastrophic nuclear accident that killed hundreds and created permanent ghost towns in eastern Ukraine. The protective...

Egypt's Ministry of State of Antiquities says archaeologists have uncovered a mummification workshop that dates back more than 2,500 years.

A centuries-old coffin containing a well-preserved mummy was recently unveiled in Egypt - the latest in over a dozen ancient discoveries since the beginning of the year.

Pripyat, Ukraine. In the early morning hours of April 26, 1986, Soviet engineers are tasked with conducting a safety test of Reactor 4 at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. Unfortunately, the third shift engineers on duty have not been...