Between 1347 and 1353, Europe was gripped by the most catastrophic pandemic in its history: the Black Death. Killing many ...

This video peels back how fear and loss rippled through Europe during the Black Death. It's a human story of survival, ...

The Black Death was one of the most infamous pandemic events in history. It spread across Asia and Europe, decimating a third of the continent’s population during the Middle Ages. The cause was plague ...

In 1347, ships from the Black Sea arrived in Sicily carrying an unseen killer. Rats and fleas aboard the grain vessels spread the plague that would become the Black Death. Within months, Italian ports ...

The new research about the Black Death was published earlier this month Getty Scientists suggest in a new study that the Black Death may have been triggered by one or more volcanic eruptions The ...

According to European folklore, if a black cat crosses your path, you've run out of luck. The association between strolling felines and terrible misfortune likely comes from the tradition of the ...

In 1347, ships reached Sicily with the Black Death. In a year, it spread across Europe to England. In 1347, ships from the Black Sea arrived in Sicily carrying an unseen killer. Rats and fleas aboard ...