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The origins of mummies

By Stephen Ornes / August 27, 2012

South America’s Chinchorro people mummified their dead long before the ancient Egyptians. One of the Chinchorro methods used human-hair wigs and red dye made from ochre. Credit: Bernardo Arriaza

Scientists speculate on why ancient South Americans started preserving their dead

Posted in Ancient Times | Tagged ancient people, anthropology, Chile, culture, Daniel Sandweiss, desert, ecology, environment, getinvolved, mummification, mummy, Pablo Marquet, Peru, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, preservation, religion, South America, topstories, University of Maine in Orono

Surprising rabies resistance

By Stephen Ornes / August 16, 2012

Vampire bats can carry the deadly rabies virus and transmit it to humans through bites. Credit: Daniel Streicker

Amazon villagers survive deadly disease carried by vampire bats

Posted in Body & Health | Tagged Amazon, Amy Gilbert, Carol Glaser, CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, disease, epidemic, getinvolved, Peru, rabies, tropical disease, vampire bat, virus