The extremely long skull of a medieval knight points to an underlying genetic condition.

This year at Yale, two new literature classes will push the boundaries — cultural, linguistic, and geographic — of what we talk about when we talk about medieval literature. The aims of the classes ...

One of the major realizations of the Anthropocene era has been the importance of biodiversity for the functioning of the ...

A new AI tool is set to revolutionise history studies by transcribing the Cairo Geniza, a medieval manuscript collection of ...

Before our current, carbon-fueled global warming trend took off during the 20th century, the most consequential temperature bump in recorded history was the Medieval Warm Period. This week, scientists ...

Underwater archaeologists from Nicolaus Copernicus University have recovered four exceptionally well-preserved medieval spears from Lake Lednica in western Poland, including one ornately decorated ...

Something interesting about history is that just about in every time period and every culture, gay people were knocking boots. Which should be obvious, because in the long ago days before phones, the ...

These real medieval castles will transport you to a world filled with knights and princesses, legendary lore and inspiration for your daydreams Castles conjure up images of a romantic medieval past, ...

We are living in a world that is getting warmer year by year, threatening our environment and way of life. But what if these climate conditions were not exceptional? What if it had already happened in ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

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In the Dec. 7 News article, “Cold water thrown on Viking theory,” University at Buffalo professor Jason Briner maintains the Medieval Warm Period was a “patchy”regional phenomenon. But doesn’t the ...