plague
The Return of the Black Death
We went to Madagascar in the fall of 2013 because the village of Beranimbo had been an epicenter of a black plague outbreak that resulted in nearly 600 cases and more than 90 deaths across the country. Madagascar reports the most instances of the...
The Hot Zone: Black Death Returns to Madagascar
We went to Madagascar because the village of Beranimbo had been an epicenter of a black plague outbreak that resulted in nearly 600 cases.
The Hot Zone: Black Death Returns to Madagascar
We went to Madagascar in the fall of 2013 because the village of Beranimbo had been an epicenter of a black plague outbreak that resulted in nearly 600 cases and more than 90 deaths across the country. Madagascar reports the most instances of the...
The Future Will Be Swarming With Rats
As humans drive animals extinct across the globe, the big winners are rats. And the parasites and plagues they carry with them.
Where the Poor Get Blamed for the Plague
In a place where a lack of sanitation has been a problem, Surat became renowned as a place so filthy that the plague could still flourish.
Welcome to the Bananapocalypse
We know you love your big, juicy Cavendish bananas—the average American consumes about 28 pounds of them every year. But recently, a deadly, incurable blight called Panama disease has been liquidating crops worldwide, so say goodbye to your favorite...
A Comet Tried to Kill Earth with the Black Death
If you've ever harbored a distrust of comets, consider yourself vindicated.
There Is a Disgusting, Fly-Infested Rubbish Mountain in Salford
It's been making life hell for local residents.
Why the U.S. Is Building a High-Tech Bubonic Plague Lab in Kazakhstan
Studying bioweapons in a former Soviet nation.
What’s With All The Weird Diseases?
The 19th century wasn’t good to the Chinese and remnants of their “I am so fucking hungry I will eat anything” culture still exist today.