PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Sometime in the 19th century, a fat woman died and her body changed almost entirely into soap. It may sound like an urban legend, but researchers are serious. On Thursday ...

Field Museum scientists use CT scans for fascinating discoveries about mummies 00:51. CHICAGO (CBS) -- Just in time for Halloween, scientists at the Field Museum of Natural History are peeling ...

Now, the mystery of Lady Chenet-aa’s burial procedure appears to be solved with the use of a CT scanner. Lady Chenet-aa lived roughly 3,000 years ago amid the 22nd Dynasty during Egypt’s Third ...

Lady Chenet-aa lived about 3,000 years ago during the 22nd Dynasty in Egypt. ... While a CT scan can’t detect colors, it revealed the artistic designs etched into the top of the cartonnage, ...