Ancient Siberian graves discovered by scientists have revealed the oldest traces of one of humanity's deadliest diseases: the plague, challenging established beliefs about its origins. Examinations -- ...

In our research in the British Library’s medieval collections, we have identified a previously unnoticed document that provides fresh insights into the survivors of the outbreak of plague known as the ...

German scientists, using sophisticated technology and equipment, have concluded the bacteria that caused the Black Death, Yersinia pestis, lay hidden in some unknown host reservoir for centuries, ...

Discovery in Siberia suggests bacterium from raw marmots devastated hunter-gatherer tribes about 5,500 years ago ...

Did a major epidemic of plague trigger a prolonged collapse in Europe’s population in late neolithic times – from around 5,600 to 4,000 years ago? In Europe, the neolithic is part of the stone age, ...