The discovery of plague DNA in a 4,000-year-old sheep bone is rewriting the story of one of humanity’s most feared pathogens, ...

Christopher Lee, DVM, MPH, DACVPM, DACVM (Parasitology), argues for year-round isoxazoline use, noting that interrupting the flea life cycle protects both pets and people.

The new research about the Black Death was published earlier this month ...

Ash from the explosion may have led to crop failure and famine in southern Europe, leading some Italian cities to import ...

A study suggests that a volcanic eruption around 1345 cooled the climate, leading to crop failures. On the ships that carried ...

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

The impact of climate change has only been scientifically investigated in around 6% of the 816 zoonotic diseases that affect humans. · The findings highlight the risk posed by ...

Hidden inside the narrow growth rings of Pyrenees trees lies the strongest evidence yet for what set the Black Death in ...

A University of Arkansas archaeologist is part of a team that discovered the first example of ancient plague DNA in domesticated livestock.

The 14th century in Europe was marked by a demographic upheaval of unprecedented scale with the Black Death. An ...

A sudden climate jolt disrupted harvests and trade, setting in motion the grain routes that helped carry plague into Europe.

"It’s one of the things that's fascinating to me as a scientist." Heath officials issue warning as 'completely improbable' ...