The Bubonic plague, also known as the Black Death, ravaged Europe for centuries, claiming millions of lives. Believing the ...

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A pit of human bones, potential evidence of a catastrophic epidemic that struck Constantinople in 541 A.D. Sulfur deposits ...

UD insect ecology and conservation student Thor Freeman pursues medical entomology career with the U.S. Air Force ...

Fleas may seem like a minor nuisance, but they are actually responsible for one of the deadliest pandemics in human history: ...

Experts have seen a re-emergence of the rare disease The bubonic plague is something we associate with the Dark Ages, when ...

Cairo has begun their revolt against the French and Napoleon is descending into darkness. He's issued extreme violence to be used, mass executions, and coined the term insurgents as he fights back ...

During a visit to one of our supermarkets, a French friend looked over a long shelf of apples. Seeing several varieties piled ...

During a visit to one of our supermarkets, a French friend looked over a long shelf of apples. Seeing several varieties piled ...

Centuries before modern pandemics, Eyam's villagers quarantined themselves during the bubonic plague, choosing isolation to prevent the spread of infection to neighbouring communities after a ...

“Looking at art history, we can see that the Black Death (a deadly 14th century bubonic plague outbreak) inspired a lot of artists to describe people’s mindset at the time. “Then, in more ...

During a visit to one of our supermarkets, a French friend looked over a long shelf of apples. Seeing several varieties piled ...