Luxury cruise ship named after French explorer calls into port
The luxury expedition cruise ship is operated by Ponant Cruises and was launched in 2018. The ship is named after Samue ...
Trans people affirmed their gender without medical help in medieval Europe − history shows how identity transcends medicine and law
Surgery was rare and risky in the medieval period. Though medical options were limited, trans people were able to take ...
York in American History: How diseases decimated Seacoast's Indigenous communities
In this article, James Kences documents the massive and dreadful die out of Indigenous people in the coastal areas of New England from 1616 to 1618.
Five ‘atypical’ graves raise the question–Did Vikings visit this French Atlantic island?
Among the pieces are two combs made of bone or deer antler, one of which has a geometric decoration that evokes parallels ...
Louis Pasteur’s Relentless Hunt for Germs Floating in the Air
In 19th-century France, the young chemist challenged the theory of spontaneous generation and discovered an invisible world ...