During long, cold winters in medieval Europe, church organs grew gray, sickly-looking circles that spread over their pipes.

My students tend to imagine the Middle Ages as something like the “Kingdom Come” or “Total War” video games: an age of utter political chaos, when swords and daggers ruled, and masculinity and ...

Hundreds of skeletons were recently uncovered by archaeologists while they were excavating a British university's property – the discovery a complete surprise. The skeletons, along with an ancient ...