In medieval Europe, scribes often wrapped their books in a protective outer layer made from the hairy hides of local land ...

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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 ...

Strange “hairy” covers of books in medieval Europe were made from seal skin obtained from Viking descendants, a new study has ...

The seal on Brighton beach yesterday (Image: Beth Jameson) “Seals moult their fur annually which uses quite a lot of energy.

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

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 ...

Local experts are cautioning beachgoers to “share the shore” after a young elephant seal was found lounging on the Seaside ...

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A rising, global demand for krill as a dietary supplement has been ravaging Antarctica's remote, frigid waters through krill ...

Today is bittersweet as it is our last expedition before the ship heads north to return to Argentina. Our expedition is ...