Even if you have the most basic historical knowledge, you are probably aware of the period called the Middle Ages. Sadly, many think that it was a very dull time, which is very far from the truth.

While modern discourse often centers on technological and medicinal advancements in reproductive care, historical records reveal that women in the Middle Ages and beyond took matters into their ...

Far from their dour reputation, the Middle Ages were a period of massive social change, burgeoning nationalism, international conflict, terrible natural disaster, climate change, rebellion ...

There were very few doctors in the Middle Ages. Training to be a doctor could take years of study and, at the time, there were very few universities. The main European universities in the Middle ...

From high cholesterol to herpes, doctors of the Middle Ages were prescribing wine for “pretty much any disease,” says ... Kerry served as The Scientist’s news director until 2021. Before joining The ...