The evolving pigment palette of European skin, eyes and hair as seen through ancient DNA
University of Ferrara researchers in Italy have examined how European skin, eye and hair pigmentation evolved over the past ...
Descendants of Holocaust survivors mark 76th anniversary of Cypriot internment camps’ closure
Snunith Shoham says she was only a few months old in February 1947 when British authorities permitted her family to leave one ...
Eastern Europe’s traditional ingredients get star treatment in the new cookbook ‘Kapusta’
A new cookbook is celebrating the traditional recipes and ingredients of Eastern European cooking. Alissa Timoshkina wrote ...
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 ...
Greece says over 100 migrants are detained as officials link the surge in arrivals to Mideast wars
Authorities in Greece said Tuesday they detained 107 migrants in two separate operations near the island of Crete, as the country sees an increase in people trying to cross the eastern Mediterranean ...
Higher proportion of migrants does not mean more crime, German institute says
An higher proportion of foreigners in Germany does not lead to a higher crime rate, a research institute said on Tuesday, ...
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Pompeii’s streets show how the city adapted to Roman rule
Pompeii only came under Roman control around 160 years before its destruction – and its traffic-worn streets show how the ...
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Pushed Back: Migrants Forced Out by Greece Given Hope by European Court
In finding Greece responsible for a “systematic practice of pushbacks”, the European Court of Human Rights has offered a glimmer of hope for asylum seekers summarily sent back to Turkey - but few ...