Surgery was rare and risky in the medieval period. Though medical options were limited, trans people were able to take ...

Restrictions on medical care for transgender youth assume that without the ability to medically transition, trans people will ...

The technology behind shades has changed over the centuries. From Inuit snow goggles to aviators to polarized sunglasses.

Fast-forward two millennia and the paintwork has long since faded, giving rise to a range of colourless copycats that would ...

In Sicily, the small village of Castelmola has inspired well-heeled ballers from around the world to buy them out for ...

New discoveries are breaking old assumptions about Viking women, rewriting history by restoring them to their rightful place ...

In this article, James Kences documents the massive and dreadful die out of Indigenous people in the coastal areas of New England from 1616 to 1618.

For those who dream of royal courts and the flickering glow of a candlelit castle, castlecore invites us to indulge in the ...

After years of dwindling fur production, dealers say they’re seeing sales of vintage and used coats rise.

The 14th century wasn’t a great time for sunbathing in Europe. Right from the start it seemed as though a distinct chill had settled over the land. The Baltic Sea froze over twice in 1303 and again ...