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In a recent study, scientists have made remarkable strides in understanding medieval diets through an unexpected source: ...

An international team of researchers led by scientists from the Max Planck Harvard Research Center for the Ancient ...

The seeds of Europe’s deadliest pandemic were sown not in a medieval marketplace, but in the sky, a surprising new study has suggested. Researchers link a burst of volcanic activity in the mid-14th ...

For centuries, the prevailing explanation of how the Black Death entered medieval Europe was a simple narrative of biological warfare. During a siege of Caffa, a Genoa-controlled port city on the ...

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We explore some of Wikipedia’s oddities in our 7,093,3841-part monthly series, Wiki Wormhole. This week’s entry: Prester John What it’s about: A legendary medieval king, who ruled over an opulent land ...

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European policymakers are crafting changes to scale back and simplify landmark rules for A.I. and data privacy, in a shift from an aggressive regulatory period. Credit...Edmon de Haro Supported by By ...

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