Black Death

Scientists have found evidence for genetic adaptation to bubonic plague. But this rapid evolution may have come at a great cost.

Scientists say they have discovered the origins of the Black Death in the Tian Shan mountains of Central Asia.

The Black Death from 1346 to 1353 was the most fatal pandemic in human history, claiming up to 200 million lives.

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It is currently not clear how the individual became infected.

Hundreds of supporters joined a protest on Saturday in Palmdale, marching from the park where Fuller's body was found to the sheriff's station.

We used to be intimately familiar with death; today we are barely on speaking terms. But as our response to the COVID-10 pandemic shows, it's not because we've grown any more resilient.

The genomic record of plagues uncovers hidden pages of the human story. They also show humanity was interconnected in many more ways than anyone has thought possible—a pertinent reminder for our times.

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China's Center for Disease Control took to social media to reassure citizens that chances of catching the communicable disease were "extremely low."

How many bacteria are alive today that could cause pandemics in the future?

Black rats have been exonerated in a new study about the Black Death.

When the steppe peoples entered Europe in a bid to leave the plague behind, they would have unwittingly introduced the bacterium to entirely new populations which had never encountered it.

Maybe early puberty is to blame.

A sacred ritual that involves exhuming and rewrapping the remains of relatives could be aiding the spread of the disease.

Government officials in Madagascar have banned public gatherings and jail visits.

This plague season could be the deadliest yet for Madagasar.

What is considered a medieval disease by many is still present in several African countries.

Since April, three Americans have died of plague, according to the CDC.