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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New Shamrock Rovers signing Danny Grant opens up on Bohemians exit ahead of Aviva Stadium derby
Danny Grant made his Shamrock Rovers debut in Norway on Thursday and faces his old club Bohemians in Sunday's derby ...
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Framing the past: How Roma people are depicted in Romanian and Greek schools
The so-called “stateless people,” who originally migrated from northern India to Europe in the 14th century, are today ...
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New DNA Study Unveils Missing Link in Indo-European Language Origins
A new study reveals fresh clues about Indo-European language origins, tracing an ancestral group's key role in their spread.
Missing link in Indo-European languages' history found
Where lies the origin of the Indo-European language family? Ron Pinhasi and his team in the Department of Evolutionary ...
Archaeologists uncover ‘lost’ home depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry
Archaeologists believe they found a residence of medieval ruler Harold Godwinson, England’s last Anglo-Saxon king. A nearby church and toilet were vital clues.