Welcome to ‘sensory heritage’, the study of how we engage with objects from the past besides what they look like.

Researchers who sniffed mummified remains in the name of science were greeted more with a blessing than a curse.

Researchers sniffed ancient Egyptian mummies, for science. Here’s what they smell like - The scientists were ‘surprised’ at ...

For decades after his military service, Bruce Whipple would take his mobile museum filled with Vietnam-era items to military shows, schools and air shows. The 75-year-old, who served in the Vietnam ...

In the hushed halls of the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, the air isn’t just thick with history. A new study has for the first ...

Even around 5,000 years after their embalming, Strlič and collaborators described the bodies as smelling “pleasant.” This is ...

The initiative, dubbed “Being Human,” will include exhibits, a digital series, and other events that aim to “examine the ...

The Museum of Science announced Friday the launch of a new yearlong program about “Being Human” featuring Anthony Fauci.

City of Science actively participates in the National STEM Week, which will take place from February 4 to 11, 2025. This ...

Today, a person is considered obese if they have a body mass index (BMI – calculated by dividing someone's weight, in kilograms, by the square of their height, in meters) of 30 or higher.

Science dioramas of yesteryear can highlight the biases of the time. Exhibit experts are reimagining, annotating — and sometimes mothballing — the scenes.