New research by geneticists hints at the deadly work of Yersinia pestis 5,000 years ago. By Franz Lidz At the end of the ...

In 1347, the Black Death first arrived in the Mediterranean via trade ships carrying goods from the territories of the Golden ...

Whether intentional or not, the way mega-settlements in southeastern Europe from 6,000 years ago were laid out would have cut ...

pestis. He probably contracted the Hib infection first, Guellil and colleagues say. While respiratory infections rarely leave marks, the boy’s kneecaps had fused to the thighbones above them.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has released an updated Manual for Plague Surveillance, Diagnosis, Prevention, and ...

Radiocarbon dating confirmed that the body is around 900 years old, and previous studies suggested it was a man aged 30-40 ...

Experts have seen a re-emergence of the rare diseaseMedically reviewed by Renee Nilan, MDFact checked by Nick ...

Melondy Phillips Staff Writer The world seems to be getting stranger, dar-ker and more difficult these days, leaving many to ...

Scientists identified three cases of Yersinia pestis, the bacteria causing the plague, in human remains - two in a mass burial in Somerset, and one in a ring cairn monument in Cumbria. The team ...

Yet the highly infectious disease borne of the bacterium Yersinia pestis still persists. From 1,000 to 3,000 cases of plague are reported each year globally, 10 to 15 of them in the western United ...

Nearly 70% of global communities will likely be living in urban areas by 2050, according to the United Nations. Rats will, too.

Contributing Writer for The Prospect Lily Hutcheson reflects on her fall break in London for a freshman seminar.