For centuries, women have consistently outlived men, a trend consistent across various cultures. But in the cramped and ...

In The Times, Paul Krugman compared the welfare of Europeans with that of Americans: “It should count for something that there’s a growing gap between European and U.S. life expectancy ...

"Without my morning coffee I am not yet a person" has become the recurring phrase of millions of people who, on a daily basis ...

The medieval Charter of the Forest was a companion piece to ... and if in Brazil only modestly brighter. Life expectancy at birth in each of those countries, and for most of the Global South, has ...

A cache of precious metal regalia recently discovered in a Lithuanian cathedral sheds light on medieval royalty.

While the princess was often powerless, the snippets of evidence that we have about her present the life of a young woman ...

Life expectancy in the United States is rising nearly as quickly as it fell at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic as deaths ...

Ancient, repurposed parchments reveal hidden and forgotten traces of Iceland’s history. Iceland has a long and rich literary ...

Thus far the articles in this series have concentrated on the development of the legal system in medieval England – particularly on the evolution of the common law. This seems to be an appropriate ...

Life was tough then ... fight and die for their liege’s right to eat peacock seven times a week instead of only six. Total War: Medieval 2 is not only a classic of the Total War series but ...

If you’re thinking about making a New Year’s resolution to quit smoking, it might help to know that new research says it could extend your life expectancy. Each cigarette someone smokes ...