Historians from the University of Cambridge recently unveiled a rare 13th-century document that depicts the stories of King ...

Biomolecular analysis shows that unusual book coverings are made of sealskin, hinting at far-flung trade networks.

Maybe that’s wishful thinking. The simpler reason for all the W towns may lie in the use of “west.” It’s easy to think that ...

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

As the evolutionary anthropologist Sarah Hrdy put it to me, "Except for blips in history, men have never really been ...

We were founded as an independent nonprofit in 1921 by newspaper magnate E.W. Scripps and zoologist W.E. Ritter, who wanted to improve the quality and accuracy of science journalism. We remain ...

As Women’s History Month comes to an end, I’ve been reflecting on ways to honor Black women. We often see and admire them in ways that are left unspoken or that aren’t amplified nearly ...

Note: The Old Library is undergoing a massive restoration and conservation effort. While the Old Library will remain open for visits until construction begins in 2025, all books have been removed ...

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(AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti) Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] VILANOVA DE SAU, Spain (AP) — As Spain choked on stubborn drought last year, a reservoir north of ...

Two men and a child - possibly a study for 'Chelsea Pensioners Reading the Gazette of the Battle of Waterloo, ca. 1818-22 ...