Scholars have noted striking parallels between the events recorded in the ancient Egyptian papyrus and the afflictions ...

For the first time, scientists have found genetic proof of the plague bacterium Yersinia pestis in a 1,500-year-old mass ...

USF and FAU researchers identify bacterium behind 1,500-year-old pandemic mystery. For the first time, scientists have obtained direct genomic evidence of the bacterium responsible for the Plague of ...

LANSING, MI – Staff at Lansing’s Potter Park Zoo are mourning the death of a beloved critically endangered rhino. Doppsee, a female eastern black rhino, died Wednesday about a month after she suffered ...

The first excavation at the famed Tower of London in a generation uncovered more than 20 skeletal remains. Excavations revealed everything from a 14 th-century Black Death group burial to three ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." The on-site chapel is serving as a tell-all of London’s medieval history. A rare dig into the soil of the ...

James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary. A new study has found direct genetic ...

A new study says the venture-capital industry initially followed through on 2020 pledges to address systemic racism, but that Black-founded startups are now actually less likely to attract funding ...

The Black Death devastated Europe, claiming 25 million lives and up to 80% of the population in some cities. Survivors of the plague, which lasted from approximately 1347-1353, struggled with ...

Two months after it was first requested, the Illinois Department of Children Family Services released a timeline of involvement with a Fairview Heights foster child who died in the agency’s care.

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Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: The “Black Death” is typically thought of as long-eradicated disease, but the plague-causing bacterium Yersinia pestis is still alive and well. El ...