Plague transmission may have begun a century before the Black Death, study shows
Evidence from 13th-century chroniclers and physicians indicates plague may have been involved in epidemics a century before ...
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Weird Plague 'Cures' (The Black Death)
The Bubonic plague, more commonly known as the Black Death due to the black ‘buboes’ that would swell in the armpits and groins of victims, decimated the population of Europe during the Middle Ages, ...
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Scientists Just Discovered The First Known Case Of The Plague In A 5,000-Year-Old Skeleton
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Zeinab Badawi’s panoramic look at the richness of African history (and her favourite icons)
We sit down for a coffee with veteran Sudanese-British broadcaster Zeinab Badawi, who discusses the value of history and the ...
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Adventures in the genetic time machine
Ancient DNA is telling us more and more about humans and environments long past. Could it also help rescue the future?
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A Storm, a Spill and a Disaster for the Black Sea’s Beaches
Vast stretches of Russian coast have been tarred by heavy fuel oil from two freighters that foundered in a storm. By Nataliya Vasilyeva Reporting from Istanbul When a 28-year-old volunteer named ...
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Book Review: ‘Fearless and Free,’ by Josephine Baker
In 2021, when she became the first Black woman to be inducted into the ... past to better understand the troubles that continued to plague them. Haunted by Apartheid: In the psychological ...
The creators of Civ 7 answer our geekiest history questions
Forgotten battles, evil leaders and some insider tips on starting your new game of the strategy GOAT the right way ...
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How rats became an inescapable part of city living
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The rupture
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New research helps unlock ultra-futuristic weed control: 'Look inside the box of tricks they use'
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All multiplayer maps in Black Ops 6
Black Ops 6 features ... of what appears to be southern Europe, Lowtown sees players fight amongst broken buildings and canalways. The gameplay of this map is similar to Warzone’s Vondel ...