New research from the University of Cambridge sheds light on the use of seal products across Europe during the middle ages, ...

The books hail from Clairvaux Abbey, founded in 1115 by Cistercian monks in northern France, and its daughter monasteries. Some tomes are nearly 900 years old. Researchers had thought they were ...

A trove of books written by medieval-era French monks were bound with bizarre “hairy” covers from far-away animals — shedding ...

The material on the covers of books from a French abbey was too hairy to have come from calves or other local mammals.

The monks curated a vast manuscript and book collection at the Library of Clairvaux Abbey, a site in Champagne, France, founded in 1115. The group of 12th- and 13th-century works expanded to more than ...

All hair types (straight, wavy, curly, coily) are prone to split ends, too. “The degree to which someone experiences split ...

Starting with a quarter-sized amount, apply your moisturizer with your hands using upward motions. Do not rub or tug at your ...

For the second time this season the MMSC has rescued a seal from entanglement, as discarded fishing debris threaten the ...

“I love using a hyaluronic acid serum then a very hydrating moisturizer. If the skin is really dry, you can seal it in with a ...

Other than the color, the reason why the monks chose to bind their books in seal skin remains a mystery. “We have no written records to explain why monks chose to cover these manuscripts in ...