A surprising study has uncovered a link between a massive volcanic eruption in 1345 and the onset of the Black Death, Europe's deadliest pandemic. The discovery reveals how a catastrophic chain of ...

The Black Death — one of the deadliest pandemics in human history, estimated to have killed up to half of Europe’s population ...

The Black Death has long been framed as a purely biological catastrophe, a lethal bacterium riding into crowded ports and ...

Far from an afterthought herb in Italian seasoning, thyme is a culinary powerhouse, delivering medicinal, nutritional, and flavorful benefits to your cooking.

Historians have long debated the height of Ancient Greeks, imagining either towering heroes or smaller-than-modern people.

A climate catastrophe that forced a rethink in trade routes was probably responsible for introducing the plague to Europe and ...

A sudden climate jolt disrupted harvests and trade, setting in motion the grain routes that helped carry plague into Europe.

Clues contained in tree rings have identified mid-14th-century volcanic activity as the first domino to fall in a sequence ...

Will Ferrell's children remade the beloved 'Baby, It's Cold Outside" shower-singing scene from the 2003 holiday classic film ...

Across chalk‑rich slopes, pioneering vines, and royal banquets, this is your map through England’s flourishing wineries, ...