Saqqara reveals more of its hidden secrets with the unveiling of a trove of treasures found on January 17th, including ...

In our lives, we are often like Goldilocks. We make it our life’s goal to be comfortable. We want everything to be just right ...

Rats, fleas, and a city unprepared—when the plague struck London in 1665, it killed one in five residents in less than a year. Simple History Posted: May 27, 2025 | Last updated: May 27, 2025 ...

Passover is the Jewish festival commemorating the liberation of the Israelites in ancient Egypt after the Tenth Plague – when the Angel of Death killed all the firstborns in Egypt including the ...

Passover is one of the most musical of Jewish holidays. The annual springtime celebration of the ancient Israelites’ exodus from slavery in Egypt is full of beloved traditions, from the ...

How could anyone imagine that Jews would be killed in the last plague? After 200 years of life in Egypt, ... The miracle of the angel of death passing over the Jewish houses teaches us a momentous ...

New research suggests that plague was present in the Middle East nearly a century before the Black Death. A new study suggests that plague may have played a role in epidemics as early as the 13th ...

Evidence from 13th-century chroniclers and physicians indicates plague may have been involved in epidemics a century before the Black Death, a new study shows. Yersinia pestis, the bacterium that ...

They made the discovery after examining the body in the Egyptian Museum in Turin, Italy, which dates back 3,290 years to the late Bronze Age, according to the Popular Science magazine.. The magazine ...

The bubonic plague, also known as the Black Death, is one of history's deadliest diseases. It typically spreads through fleas that infest rodents, which then bite humans, transmitting the bacteria.