More than a plague: How colonialism, class and incarceration feed disease outbreaks Edna Bonhomme, author of "A History of the World in Six Plagues," details how pandemics are about more than viruses ...

In a new genetic study, scientists have charted the rise of 214 human diseases across ancient Europe and Asia.

Furthermore, in inflicting so many plagues, it almost seemed as though God was being unnecessarily harsh, almost vindictive. But then came October 7 and it all suddenly began to make sense.

Scientists have documented the way a single gene in the bacterium that causes bubonic plague, Yersinia pestis, allowed it to survive hundreds of years by adjusting its virulence and the length of ...

Scientists have documented the way a single gene in the bacterium that causes bubonic plague, Yersinia pestis, allowed it to survive hundreds of years by adjusting its virulence and the length of ...