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 ...

When cases of plague pop up in the US, it can feel straight up medieval. It's treatable, but how and why does it persist?

While medical treatment and sanitary improvements have lessened its impact, the bubonic plague — responsible for the Black Death in the 14th century — could still be alive in your backyard. Early in ...

The plague is back in the news since a person from California was diagnosed and treated for the flea-borne illness. But in reality, while plague sounds very scary, it’s treatable early on. And it ...

Though its route through Central Asia remains elusive, two German researchers believe they have discovered how— and why— the plague made it to Medieval Europe.A climate catastrophe that forced a ...

Health officials in Colorado are investigating a human case of the bubonic plague confirmed in a person in Pueblo County, the Department of Public Health and Environment said in a news release. The ...

Follow scientists as they track down the earliest known bubonic plague victims in hopes of preventing future outbreaks, while historians and scholars explore the societal impact of the plague on ...