An international team of archaeologists, bioinformatic specialists, and historians has discovered that many medieval books ...

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 ...

Ram Nath Yadav, a tannery worker in Kanpur, hopes for industry revival amidst pollution concerns and declining livelihoods.

Several officers with Volusia County Animal Services received training this week on how to handle a sandhill crane, egret and other birds.

The cover isn’t made from fabric or paper, but rather an “atypical” leather with hair still attached. “In historical library catalogues, the skin is described as being made from either ...

There's a lot of information about how leather is categorized—and plenty of misconceptions. This breakdown will help you know ...