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

The Black Death remains the most fatal pandemic recorded in human history. A devastating sweep of bubonic plague, caused by ...

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 ...

For the first time in history, more people die from overeating than famine, signaling a shift in humanity’s greatest ...