Honolulu officials thought fire could stop the bubonic plague from spreading through the growing city. But high winds ...

Caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis, the bubonic plague has killed hundreds of millions and left a gruesome mark on history. The Black Death, which struck 14th-century Europe, led to the ...

The Nature of Viruses Viruses are microscopic entities that require a host's cellular machinery to replicate. Unlike bacteria ...

The Reagan strategy of appointing directors opposed to the very idea of the agency has reached its apotheosis.

Often seen as a cute, kitschy piece of German barware, the beer stein's signature look once served a very practical purpose.

The Black Death killed as many as 50 million ... after contracting one of the deadliest diseases in history. And scientists fear the plague, which still exists in some parts of the earth, has ...

The Black Death or Bubonic plague spread through Europe like wildfire ... The Black Death was one of the most devastating disease outbreaks in history. The 14th century strain was caused by ...

Sydney Sweeney is circling a revisionist new take on Edgar Allan Poe’s ‘The Masque of the Red Death.’ The Red One couldn’t ...

Could the threat of another worldwide pandemic be on the way? On Jan. 6, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced the first American, a man in Louisiana, had died from severe avian ...

With their pristine fur and dark almond eyes, arctic foxes are possibly one of the most beautiful mammals to have lived in ...