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

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

A scientific analysis of dozens of 12th- and 13th-century books found in European monasteries reveals they were bound in sealskins procured by Norse traders from as far away as Greenland.

Most modern structures are built to last 50 years or so, but ingenious ancient engineering has kept this watery city afloat for more than 1,600 years – using only wood. As any local knows ...

Make your spring mornings a little brighter with this flowerpot-shaped lemon juicer and these teensy floral vintage-style spoons. View Entire Post › ...

Seasoned hiker Valerie Gillis vanishes shortly before reaching the end of the Appalachian trail. A Maine game warden works to find Valerie, as does a septuagenarian armchair detective in a ...

Whether you are new to philosophy or already interested in deep ideas, these ten books offer valuable wisdom and are worth adding to your bookshelf. Written as a series of personal reflections, ...

Is it a small bird? A delightfully fluffy little alien? Nope – it’s the giant wood moth (Endoxyla cinereus), and it’s the heaviest moth on the planet. Okay, so the giant wood moth isn’t ...

Centering mostly on rabbis and their wayward, modernity-seeking children, the novel — a melancholy book that also happens to be hopelessly, miraculously, unremittingly funny — offers an ...

Four years after winning the Nobel Prize in Literature, writer Abdulrazak Gurnah returns with a spellbinding family saga set in his home country of Tanzania. After graduating from university ...

John Boos is an iconic name in the wooden cutting board category, with a presence in nearly every professional kitchen around the country. One look at this durable and beautiful cutting board ...