Found in a Longobard necropolis, the skeleton of this medieval Italian warrior dates ... means not only did he manage to survive a massive amputation procedure, but he was also able to replace ...

Amputations were the most common operation ... arms and legs in ways medieval surgeons hadn’t. This was partly because they confronted two new developments in the Renaissance: the spread of ...

Inside Iran, meanwhile, the regime has stepped up repression of women’s rights campaigners, ethnic minorities, and civil society groups. Amnesty International and other watchdogs have recorded a surge ...