Urgent.News

What's breaking now, across thousands of outlets.

Science

Ancient DNA reveals how plague kept returning for 400 years after the Black Death

Ancient DNA reveals that plague repeatedly returned to Europe for more than 400 years after the Black Death, evolving into new lineages and spreading through trade, migration, and war. Researchers also developed a method to date ancient plague genomes more precisely, linking many of them to specific outbreaks recorded in historical sources.

We haven't written up this one. ScienceDaily Health has the full story — the link below goes straight to it.

This story

This is one outlet's version. Read the fullest account.

Read the original at sciencedaily.com →

More in Science

Empathy gaps

I observed, for example, that when I got an invitation to travel to give a talk in a different time zone, it mattered what time zone I was in when I got the invitation.

  • Well-rested individuals accept travel invitations without hesitation.
  • Jet-lagged individuals are more likely to decline travel invitations.
  • Matthew Rabin is a depressive friend and collaborator of the author.

More from Sunday 20 September →