The Black Death, a deadly bubonic plague pandemic in the 14th century, caused widespread havoc, claiming around 200 million ...

Precursor of Black Death Detected in 4,000-Year-Old Sheep Excavated in Russia: Study A prehistoric form of Black Death seems ...

The Black Death, dying out in the 17th century, lost the fight. The last great epidemic was in 1670 - after that smallpox took over as the number one infectious disease killer.

The Black Death’s gruesome, powerful hold on the human psyche is readily understandable. But why is it that so many people yearn for a return to the cold, miserable conditions that spawned the ...

The origins of the Black Death are a mystery no more, according to a new study published in the journal Nature. The Black Death was a plague caused by the bacteria Yersinia pestis that first ...

Yet when an editor at the Free Press called in the summer of 1997, asking whether I would consider doing a book on the Black Death, which swept through Europe in the 14th century, I had my doubts.

Climate change could re-awaken ancient diseases and even the Black Death, according to an Oxford University professor. Higher global temperatures would melt ice sheets that store long-buried bacter… ...

From the Plague of Justinian and the Black Death to polio and AIDS, pandemics have violently reshaped civilization since humans first settled into towns thousands of years ago. No one can know ...

Retropolis DNA evidence reveals where the Black Death began June 16, 2022 More than 3 years ago 4 min Summary ...

At the same time, many of us are puzzling out what it means to be black reporters reporting on black death in an industry that's traditionally operated like this: Some people tell the tough ...