Between 1347 and 1353, Europe was gripped by the most catastrophic pandemic in its history: the Black Death. Killing many ...
Climate change intensified temperatures across Europe this summer, leading to an additional 16,500 deaths, according to leading climate scientists and epidemiologists. In a new study, experts looked ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Black Death did not begin with disease alone. Volcanoes, hunger, and trade opened the door. (CREDIT: Mark Gridley) When the ...
Volcanic eruptions set off a chain of events that brought the Black Death to Europe, according to new research. Clues contained in tree rings have identified 14th Century volcanic activity as the ...
The Black Death, a bubonic plague outbreak that killed up to 60 per cent of the population of medieval Europe, may have been set in motion by volcanic activity around 1345. The plague bacterium, ...
Atlas from the 14th century, attributed to Abraham Cresques. Via Wikimedia Commons. Presented in 1380 as a gift to King Charles V of France, the atlas offers a detailed depiction of the known world, ...