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, one of the deadliest bacterial infections in human history, caused an estimated 50 million deaths in Europe during the Middle Ages when it was known as the Black Death. While extremely rare, ...

Long before COVID-19 swept over the globe, the Plague of Justinian gave rise to widespread upheaval as the opening chapter of the world's first plague pandemic. From 541 to 750 C.E., the bubonic ...

Scientists discovered an over 3,000-year-old Egyptian mummy who may have died of the bubonic plague, marking the first case of the disease outside Eurasia. De Agostini via Getty Images Scientists have ...