A major volcanic cataclysm may have been ultimately responsible for the spread of the Black Death across Europe in the 1340s.

The Black Death ravaged Europe, and scientists and historians are still working to understand how it became so deadly ...

In the Middle Ages, the Black Death burst onto the scene, with the first historically documented outbreak occurring in 1346 ...

New research suggests a volcanic eruption around 1345 cooled the climate, leading to crop failures. On the ships that carried ...

Previously unknown volcanic eruptions may have kicked off an unlikely series of events that brought the Black Death -- the ...

The Black Death was one of the most infamous pandemic events in history. It spread across Asia and Europe, decimating a third of the continent’s population during the Middle Ages. The cause was plague ...

Plague is often associated with Medieval history and the centuries-old Black Death epidemic, but a recent death in northern Arizona is a troublesome reminder of the flea-borne disease’s lingering hold ...

The phrase “What is the Black Death?” is trending on TikTok, and people want to know the reason behind it. It has already garnered considerable attention, and numerous posts and video clips have been ...

For centuries, the dominant narrative of the Black Death’s spread has followed a familiar arc: a sudden outbreak in China, a ...

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