Word spreads of a bubonic plague outbreak in San Francisco’s Chinatown. Black Death, the disease that killed as much as half of Europe in the 1300s, is here in the United States. National ...

The bubonic plague is a deadly bacterial infection, caused by Yersinia pestis. In the 14th century, before treatment was available, bubonic plague killed 50 million people in Europe and became ...

That was the time at which the Black Death -- bubonic plague -- swept like a deadly scythe through Europe, killing one-third of the population. Then, as now, there were individuals who survived ...

The plague’s deadliest outbreak was in the 1300s – but is it gone for good? In this one-minute video, our Ask Smithsonian Host, Eric Schulze, explains what causes the plague and what we are ...

Here are a few reasons why you should watch it this April. The Decameron begins with a series of invitations being sent to Florence's wealthy elite, inviting them to take refuge at the country estate ...