A recent DNA analysis has brought experts closer to understanding what killed King Tutankhamun, revealing genetic evidence that his premature death was partly due to repeated malaria attacks.

THE mystery of what killed King Tutankhamun may finally be solved — after scientists unearthed groundbreaking DNA evidence. The young pharaoh's untimely death at just 18 has baffled experts for ...

The study further found that the young king's grandparents were the pharaoh Amenhotep III and his queen Tiye, with them both also succumbing to malaria, as Battu called the discovery 'another ...

The analysis also identified King Tut's grandparents as the pharaoh Amenhotep III and his queen Tiye, both of whom also died with malaria. 'It's another piece of the great jigsaw surrounding the ...