The patterns of Earth’s high winds have surprisingly widespread effects on life on the ground. A recent study in the journal Nature shows that when the summer jet stream over Europe veers north or ...

The patterns of Earth’s high winds have surprisingly widespread effects on life on the ground. A recent study in the journal ...

Set in 1348, The Decameron follows a group of young people who flee to the idyllic Villa Santa in the countryside to escape a ...

During her summer travels to her native Belgium, University of Arizona professor Valerie Trouet noticed something that turned ...

"Because summers were wet and cold, people stayed indoors, and the conditions were more conducive to spreading diseases." ...

Deep in the stacks of a museum library, gemologist Anna Rasche stumbled upon medieval manuscripts and an idea for a novel!

This year marks the 1,500th anniversary of the death of one of the most influential writers the West has ever seen. Yet ...

The Michaelmas fair is the longest street fair in Europe and usually takes place on the Monday and Tuesday before October 11 ...

Italy, 1348 – suddenly the bubonic plague spreads across the country causing societal meltdown. Hard to imagine, hey? This is ...

It’s big release season as we get ever closer to the big Christmas haul! As we countdown to the end of the year, the book options in this round up take us all over the world and across time – and ...

In a break with tradition, Abingdon's annual street fair now runs for three days. Traffic diversions are in place and rides and food stalls have once again filled the length of Ock Street, High Street ...