black death
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The Plague Is More Likely Now Thanks to Climate Change
The risk of the plague spilling over from humans to animals in the western U.S. has increased since 1950 thanks to climate change, a new study has found. Importantly, the research gives valuable insights into how this deadly disease has historically moved and developed in the U.S., which can help us understand more about its…
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How Medieval Writers Struggled To Make Sense Of The Black Death
A plague of serious proportions is ravaging the world. But not for the first time.
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Humans, Not Rats, May Have Been Responsible For Spreading The Black Death
The Black Death, a plague responsible for killing around a third of the population of Europe during the 14th century, spread to millions of humans by rats that carried infected fleas – right? That’s the story we’ve long been told by historians. A new study upends this conventional thinking, showing that humans, and not rodents,…
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Plague DNA Found In Ancient Tooth Suggests Black Death Isn’t Dead Yet
You’ve undoubtedly heard about the Bubonic plague, but the chances of you knowing next to anything about the Justinian plague are significantly slimmer. That’s because no one really knew anything about the Justinian plague — until recently, that is. Now, two ancient, plague-ridden teeth are finally teaching us a little more about one of the…