The plague — which in the mid-14th century was also known as the Black Death — devastated swaths of Europe, killing millions in under a decade. One of the puzzles surrounding this ancient ...

The oldest confirmed case of the illness shows the bubonic plague circulated in North Africa thousands of years before the Black Death ...

Rats and fleas off the hook: humans passed Black Death to each other Speed Read The Bubonic Plague of 1348 was actually a pneumonic plague, say scientists studying skeletons dug up in London View More ...

Additionally, over 20 years ago, fleas were discovered at an archaeological village in Amarna, where the workers who built Tutankhamun's tomb once resided. These findings hinted at possible ...

The Black Death—the world's second bubonic plague pandemic—decimated the populations of Asia, the Middle East, and Europe in the 14th century. But there was a silver lining.

The plague sounds like something out of a history book. But the disease—nicknamed the “Black Death” or “Great Pestilence”—that killed more than 25 million people, about a third of ...

A new plague case is a reminder: The 'Black Death' lingers in the US When Colorado officials confirmed this week that a person had been infected with bubonic plague, they sprung into action with ...

The bubonic plague’s origins are coming to light thanks to an unexpected find. Scientists are reporting that they’ve discovered an ancestor of the Black Death in 4,000-year-old sheep remains ...

The mystery: How did bubonic plague spread so rapidly? Could rat fleas have done it all? A new study points the finger at lice as possible accomplices.

The plague — which in the mid-14th century was also known as the Black Death — devastated swaths of Europe, killing millions in under a decade.