A new scientific discovery has uncovered secrets of the Black Death plague that is thought to have killed tens of millions ...

It's a disease we associate with medieval times, when it was known as the "Black Death", but fears are growing that an outbreak of bubonic plague could be the next global pandemic. With that fear ...

When the Black Death massacred up to 50 percent of the European population in the mid-14th century, it appears to have etched an enduring mark on human genetics, altering the frequency of genes ...

NPR's Michaeleen Doucleff has this story on the Black Death. MICHAELEEN DOUCLEFF, BYLINE: In 1348, the bubonic plague arrived in London and hit the city extremely hard. Luis Barreiro is at the ...

The Black Death, the world’s most devastating plague outbreak, killed half of medieval Europe’s population in the space of seven years in the 14th century, shifting the course of human history.

A genetic variant that appears to have boosted medieval Europeans’ ability to survive the Black Death centuries ago may contribute — albeit in a small way — to an inflammatory disease ...