A new study suggests the 15th-century Voynich manuscript may not be in the correct sequence, with some pages likely bound incorrectly. The reports say this could explain why efforts to decode the text have so far failed, since research based on the existing page order may be working from a flawed structure.
Across outlets, experts are presented as arguing that the binding issue affects how scholars analyze patterns and relationships between pages. Live Science frames the finding as progress toward decipherment, while Gizmodo emphasizes the need to revisit research that relies on the current page sequence. The Daily Mail and Mail Online both highlight the idea that the manuscript remains unread because of the out-of-order binding, using similar wording.
Overall, the coverage converges on the same core claim: the physical arrangement of the manuscript may be responsible for complicating attempts to crack it, but the outlets differ slightly in how they describe the implications for future deciphering work.
