A trove of books written by medieval-era French monks were bound with bizarre “hairy” covers from far-away animals — shedding ...

The material on the covers of books from a French abbey was too hairy to have come from calves or other local mammals.

Historians were surprised when analyses revealed Catholic monks used pinniped hides for the protective outer layer on some ...

An international team of archaeologists, bioinformatic specialists, and historians has discovered that many medieval books ...

The monks curated a vast manuscript and book collection at the Library of Clairvaux Abbey, a site in Champagne, France, founded in 1115. The group of 12th- and 13th-century works expanded to more than ...

Sethi's podcast Conservation Calls, which is recorded in his school studio, addresses pressing environmental issues and is ...

The rare mammals are carrying hopes for a conservation romance that could help safeguard the vulnerable species from ...

Whale-watching season is coming soon. These American whale-watching tours give you the chance to see them up close and ...

Fantasy fans bitterly joked that they were seeing actual dire wolves — which featured prominently in HBO’s Game of Thrones ...

From demon to danger noodle, human ideas about snakes can be as contradictory as the creatures themselves. In Slither, Stephen S. Hall challenges our serpent stereotypes.

Stories at the Crossroads of People and Nature," David B. Williams slows down and takes a close look at Seattle.

Jeremy Clarkson ’s Irish girlfriend could be set to tell all about her relationship with the former Top Gear presenter in her ...