BLACK DEATH

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Dec 14 2025SCIENCE

Uncovering the Black Death's Hidden Spark

The Black Death, a brutal plague that swept through Europe from 1346 to 1353, left behind a trail of devastation. It's estimated that it wiped out a huge chunk of the population. This wasn't the only time the plague struck. It has popped up in different places and times, like in India in the late 18

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Dec 04 2025SCIENCE

How a Volcano Might Have Brought the Plague to Europe

A long time ago, in the 1300s, a terrible sickness called the Black Death spread across Europe. It killed a lot of people and changed life there forever. Now, scientists think a big volcano explosion might have helped the sickness reach Europe. They say the volcano explosion made the world colder f

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