Discover the wide-open world of the Middle Ages with all its dangers and mysteries! Hunt and cultivate your land, build your home and expand your village into a flourishing medieval town. Europe in ...
On October 30, 1962, a 20-year-old double bass player named Gary Karr took the stage at Town Hall in his New York City debut. During his performance of Bach and Schubert sonatas, Karr played with his ...
In February of 1204, Japanese poet Fujiwara no Teika recorded a strange sight. He penned diary entries about red lights illuminating the night sky for three consecutive nights. Now, more than 800 ...
Now, researchers from the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) have shown a new approach for detecting historical SPEs, where they use medieval records to guide ultra-precise carbon-14 ...
A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences demonstrates how radiocarbon dating can reveal the maximum lifespan of Mediterranean hardwoods, uncovering hidden links ...
When an old beech tree toppled over during winter storms in Ireland this year, a skeletal surprise was hiding in the gigantic mass of roots pulled from the ground: the remains of a medieval boy. The ...
For obvious reasons, tracking space weather events from long ago is extremely difficult—unless we’re talking about extremely powerful, out-of-the-ordinary occurrences. But for understanding broader ...
A blessing is set to be made for the prosperity of Sherwood Forest for the year ahead. People are invited to the Nottinghamshire woodland for a weekend of tradition and folklore on Saturday and Sunday ...