The Decameron gives the show the perspective of the characters by leaving out many fascinating and more modern details about the Black Plague. Set in 1348, Netflix's newest period piece, centered ...

The black plague is still killing people in 2025 While you may assume the horror of the ‘black death’ is confined to history books, a man’s sudden death from the plague has changed everything.

A new study claims that Black women were the most likely people in London to die from the Black Death in the Middle Ages as a result of the "structural racism" they experienced.

Only 14 people have died of plague in the US in the past 25 years. But pneumonic plague is the most severe of the plague’s three forms. All are caused by Yersinia pestis bacteria.

Descendants of those who survived the Black Plague have genetic mutations that make them more susceptible to certain autoimmune diseases, according to a recent study. The study looked at the ...

Arizona reports first death since 2007 ‘Black Death’ in Arizona: A resident of north Arizona died from pneumonic plague, marking the first death in the region in 18 years.