We’ve Been Getting it All Wrong Medieval Europe (roughly 500–1500 CE) is often misunderstood—thanks in part to movies, myths, ...

Each night, the moon glistens in the night sky, replete with all sorts of meanings depending on the person viewing it. Poets and artists have contemplated it for thousands of years. The moon meant a ...

A careless moment in a 15th-century workshop involving one curious cat walking across freshly inked parchment has turned into a rare time capsule of everyday medieval life. More than 500 years later, ...

In 2022, we reported the DNA sequences of 33 medieval people buried in a Jewish cemetery in Germany. Not long after we made ...

In 2022, we reported the DNA sequences of 33 medieval people buried in a Jewish cemetery in Germany. Not long after we made the data publicly available, people started comparing their own DNA with ...

Adam Burke talks with host Emma Choi about the hottest new gossip from the Medieval era: those all-you-can-eat turkey legs you immediately think of? Lies! Medieval citizens were eating mostly fruits ...

In cathedrals, such as Canterbury Cathedral in England, colorful stained glass and illustrated hagiographies tell the stories ...

Hair loss, a perennial concern, has captivated human interest across epochs. In the quest to comprehend this natural occurrence, modern science has meticulously unraveled an array of factors ...