But history also reveals that the aftershocks of pandemics can linger for far longer than five years. Signs suggest our ...

A new production of Othello foregrounds what its earliest audiences recognized: the psychological costs of war.

An unmarked grave, believed to belong to a murdered mother and child, has been found in a cemetery survey, ending a ...

Bubonic plague is most commonly associated with the Middle Ages when the Black Death wiped out as many as 200 million people and 60% of Europe's population between 1347 and 1351.

Civilization VII features a variety of crises throughout each age, including a full-on invasion, a war of religion, and the ultimate crisis that will test all empire builders: the plague.

The DNA of Yersinia pestis bacteria has been found in a Bronze Age sheep, offering a clue to how the plague may have spread through prehistoric farming communities ...

Othello has long been understood as a play about race, love, and jealousy. But it is also a play about soldiers experiencing what we now call post-traumatic stress. In March 1947, Judge Harry ...

Residents of a US city say they have been left terrified after swastikas bearing the name "Trump" started to appear spray painted on walls. Over the weekend, concerned local people said they are ...

"Fend off" bandit attacks as you try to survive a world ravaged by pestilence. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. No city ...