A team who used ancient recipes to recreate an ancient Egyptian perfume perhaps worn by Cleopatra is back at it again. This time, they're turning to chemical analysis to decipher the perfume's exact ...

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A team of researchers has successfully recreated the elusive aroma once used in the mummification process of a prominent Egyptian woman over 3,500 years ago, Phys.org tells us in a report. Led by ...

A new exhibition at the Arab World Institute in Paris is exploring the history of Arab perfume. “All the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand,” says Lady Macbeth in Shakespeare’s play ...

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For years, Egyptian jasmine picker Wael al-Sayed has collected blossoms by night in the Nile Delta, supplying top global perfume houses. But in recent summers, his basket has felt lighter and the once ...