A photo shows this shield-shaped design, which includes a six-pointed star, chain-like pattern and cross. The medieval gold coin had economic and symbolic value, officials said. What are we learning ...

Combination weapons fuse form and function in surprising ways. Whether crafted for combat, hunting, or sheer novelty, ...

Recent data shows that almost half of South African adults are overweight or obese, mainly due to eating too many unhealthy calories. At the same time, many people in the country struggle with ...

Grade-II listed Tynemouth and South Shields piers have been closed to the public since Storm Babet. They were badly damaged during the storm with waves of up to nine metres and winds of up to 70 ...

Fighting centuries from Jack Wildermuth and Jack Clayton have given the Queensland Bulls a chance to secure a remarkable win in their Sheffield Shield final against South Australia at Karen Rolton ...

The medieval knights of the Middle Ages were some of the fittest and strongest warriors of their time, which comes as no surprise given that they wielded swords and sprinted in armour weighing ...

There is a nonzero chance that somewhere in the nearby solar system is a rock that might kill us all. This stony assassin may well be orbiting the sun at this very moment, careening down a ...

A bibliometric analysis of medieval manuscript colophons reveals that at least 1.1% of manuscripts from 800 to 1626 CE were copied by female scribes, totaling over 110,000 texts, with about 8,000 ...

Queensland's batsmen crashed to a record low before a tearaway teen burst South Australia's bubble in their bid for a first Sheffield Shield title in 29 years. The Bulls, losing 5-7 in a top-order ...

A research team at POSTECH (Pohang University of Science and Technology) has developed the world's first smartphone-type OLED panel that can freely transform its shape while simultaneously functio ...

Stars have been everywhere this week, from Bella Ramsey and Pedro Pascal celebrating season 2 of The Last of Us in L.A. to Brooke Shields enjoying a sweet treat in New York City. Over in Paris ...

Though past research has turned up a handful of medieval manuscripts penned by women, the study provides “statistical support for the often-overlooked contributions of female scribes over time ...