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Though its route through Central Asia remains elusive, two German researchers believe they have discovered how — and why — ...

In the Middle Ages, the Black Death burst onto the scene, with the first historically documented outbreak occurring in 1346 ...

The rapid spread of the Black Death through medieval Europe could have its origins in a massive volcanic eruption, according ...

Researchers say this ‘climate-famine-grain’ connection may help explain the timing of other plague outbreaks throughout ...

Learn how volcanic eruptions in 1345 started a chain of events that allowed the plague to enter Europe and start the Black Death.

June 15 (Reuters) - Ancient DNA from bubonic plague victims buried in cemeteries on the old Silk Road trade route in Central Asia has helped solve an enduring mystery, pinpointing an area in northern ...

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In predicting the future, we often turn to our past experiences. Humanity has, after all, faced pandemics like this one before — many times, in fact — and few are as memorable and menacing as the ...

In quite the pivot from virtual tourism experience EVEREST VR (2016), Iceland-based Sólfar Studios has revealed their next VR project, In Death, a VR roguelike bow-shooter that promises procedurally ...

Medieval nun fakes death to escape convent and enjoy a life of carnal lust. Sounds like the basis for a juicy novel, but this really happened during the 14th century in England. Archivist and ...