Black Death

Rats may not be rotten rodents after all – for boffins have now cleared them of being bubonic plague super-spreaders.The creatures were singled out as carriers of the Black Death, which killed 50 million people across Europe in the 14th…

In the opening of HBO’s The Last of Us, a couple of scientists on a 1960s-era interview show debate the possibility of a fungus-driven pandemic destroying humanity. It not only sets the tone for the show, it makes you wonder if something…

A buried hoard of some 600 medieval coins estimated to be worth in the region of £150,000 has been found by amateur detectorists. A team of seven enthusiasts found the coins – including 12 rare golden nobles from the reign of Edward III –…