Not so long ago, when a British woman looked in the mirror and felt in need of a little anti-ageing advice, she'd turn to the ...

Most horse gear is still made from leather, even though some synthetic materials are used for bridles and halters. Leather is ...

A trove of books written by medieval-era French monks were bound with bizarre “hairy” covers from far-away animals — shedding ...

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 ...

The material on the covers of books from a French abbey was too hairy to have come from calves or other local mammals.