A man has revealed a collection of medieval drawings of animals which look nothing like the beasts they were based on. Daniel Holland, from the UK, created a Twitter thread and mused that the artists ...

(CNN) — So you want to live like you’re from the Middle Ages? Well, maybe that’s not a common aspiration, but nevertheless, it’s a subject that’s become Olivia M. Swarthout’s expertise. Swarthout is ...

Medieval artists didn’t always have firsthand experience with the animals they painted, and nowhere is that more obvious than in their attempts in history. In manuscripts, animal creatures can be seen ...

Unknown artist, A Salamander; France (formerly Flanders); (circa 1270 CE); tempera colors, gold leaf, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 7 1/2 × 5 5/8 in.; Ms. Ludwig XV 3, fol. 95v; A Franco-Flemish ...

As medieval scribes diligently jotted down the world's knowledge, they also filled the margins with NSFW drawings of monkeys and penises You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign ...

The prevailing view is that animals mainly have sex to reproduce. Until recently, therefore, scientists assumed that animals were relentlessly heterosexual. This is the message conveyed by countless ...

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