Two new studies find that British colonists arriving via ship in the late 18th century likely introduced smallpox, which ...

On a hot January day in 1788, 11 British ships commanded by Arthur Philip sailed into Sydney Harbor carrying convicts, ...

We warn readers that the content of this study is confronting and may be distressing. In April 1789, the first smallpox ...

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From smallpox eradication to COVID vaccines, explore the most significant vaccine breakthroughs in the U.S. over 250 years of ...

WITH the world’s attention on vaccines, now feels like a good moment to sing the praises of an often forgotten contributor to their development. Three hundred years ago this month, Lady Mary Wortley ...

This year, as the nation celebrates its 250th anniversary, The Providence Journal is taking a look at how everyday life ...

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Scientists have discovered extinct strains of smallpox in the teeth of Viking skeletons—proving for the first time that the killer disease plagued humanity for at least 1400 years. Smallpox spread ...

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Smallpox was a terrible scourge on humanity, killing hundreds of millions of people over the centuries. But its origin remains obscure. Egyptian mummies from 3,000 to 4,000 years ago, including that ...