The word alchemy conjures up images of the occult, of dark laboratories and secretive wizard-like figures hunched over ...

Science Archaeology Medieval knights rode tiny horses into battle Warhorses in the Middle Ages were teenier than you think. Hannah Seo Jan 12, 2022 1:00 PM EST ...

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A technique borrowed from ecology hints at hundreds of lost medieval legends Only about 9 percent of documents containing European tales from that time may have survived ...

Archaeologists found the body of a medieval knight underneath a tombstone that depicted him in full military regalia.

Our Medieval ancestors left us with a biological legacy: Genes that may have helped them survive the Black Death make us more susceptible to certain diseases today. It’s a prime example of th… ...

Neutron imaging revealed that a medieval pendant from Germany holds fragments of bone, possibly those of a saint.

Children’s teeth act like tiny time capsules. The hard layer inside each tooth, called dentine, sits beneath the enamel and forms while we’re growing up. Once formed, it stays unchanged for life, ...