Pandemic | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/pandemic/RSS feed for PandemicenThu, 18 Jun 2026 20:58:09 +0000New Discovery That Hunter-Gatherer Children Died of Plague More Than Five Millennia Ago Sets Back the Date of the Earliest Outbreakhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/new-discovery-that-hunter-gatherer-children-died-of-plague-more-than-five-millennia-ago-sets-back-the-date-of-the-earliest-outbreak-180988983/The skeletons of nomadic families unearthed in Siberia harbor "Yersinia pestis" bacteria, which challenges theories about conditions needed for the disease to spreadThu, 18 Jun 2026 20:58:09 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/new-discovery-that-hunter-gatherer-children-died-of-plague-more-than-five-millennia-ago-sets-back-the-date-of-the-earliest-outbreak-180988983/Working From Home Is Making People Lonelier and Worsening Mental Health, a Study Suggestshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/working-from-home-is-making-people-lonelier-and-worsening-mental-health-a-study-suggests-180988938/The findings do not mean that in-office mandates are a fix, experts say. Instead, workplaces should have flexible policies that allow employees to choose where they’d like to workFri, 12 Jun 2026 19:40:36 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/working-from-home-is-making-people-lonelier-and-worsening-mental-health-a-study-suggests-180988938/Dead Bodies Filled a Mass Grave When the First Plague Pandemic Struck This Early Medieval City. New Research Explores the Identity of the Victimshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/dead-bodies-filled-a-mass-grave-when-the-first-pandemic-struck-this-early-medieval-city-new-research-explores-the-identity-of-the-victims-180988652/Researchers analyzed isotopes and DNA in the teeth of remains found in a mass grave from the Plague of Justinian, which swept through the Byzantine EmpireFri, 01 May 2026 15:29:01 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/dead-bodies-filled-a-mass-grave-when-the-first-pandemic-struck-this-early-medieval-city-new-research-explores-the-identity-of-the-victims-180988652/Why Gen Z Is Trading Night Clubs for Japanese-Style Listening Barshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/why-gen-z-is-trading-night-clubs-for-japanese-style-listening-bars-180988044/Dark rooms filled with soft leather sofas and curated vinyl are popping up across the United States and the worldThu, 22 Jan 2026 15:44:01 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/why-gen-z-is-trading-night-clubs-for-japanese-style-listening-bars-180988044/Edvard Munch Was Haunted by Physical and Mental Illnesses—but He Was Also Fascinated by Themhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/edvard-munch-was-haunted-by-physical-and-mental-illnesses-but-he-was-also-fascinated-by-them-180987001/Known as the painter of "The Scream," the Norwegian artist and his loved ones spent many years suffering from health conditions. A new exhibition explores how the world of medicine influenced his artFri, 18 Jul 2025 14:22:41 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/edvard-munch-was-haunted-by-physical-and-mental-illnesses-but-he-was-also-fascinated-by-them-180987001/An Arizona Resident Died From the Plague. Here's What to Know About the Rare Diseasehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/an-arizona-resident-died-from-the-plague-heres-what-to-know-about-the-rare-disease-180986982/The patient had the pneumonic plague, the rarest and deadliest form of the disease. Human cases remain very uncommon in the United States, though plague is endemic to the western part of the countryMon, 14 Jul 2025 20:03:27 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/an-arizona-resident-died-from-the-plague-heres-what-to-know-about-the-rare-disease-180986982/Six Questions About Covid-19 Vaccines, Answeredhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/six-questions-about-covid-19-vaccines-answered-180986793/Recent vaccination announcements have led to some confusion. Four physicians weigh in on who should get vaccinated and whenThu, 12 Jun 2025 21:07:03 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/six-questions-about-covid-19-vaccines-answered-180986793/The Asian Game of Mahjong, Which Creates Order Out of Chaos, Is Trending in the Westhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/the-asian-game-of-mahjong-which-creates-order-out-of-chaos-is-trending-in-the-west-180986021/The 200-year-old tile game is popping up in clubs, hotels and parties as a way for Gen Zers and millennials to connectFri, 07 Feb 2025 16:25:39 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/the-asian-game-of-mahjong-which-creates-order-out-of-chaos-is-trending-in-the-west-180986021/What Have We Learned From Intentionally Infecting People With Covid-19?https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/what-have-we-learned-from-intentionally-infecting-people-with-covid-19-180985794/Challenge trials help researchers study immune responses. Skeptics still doubt the approach is worth the risksFri, 10 Jan 2025 13:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/what-have-we-learned-from-intentionally-infecting-people-with-covid-19-180985794/Officials Report the First Human Death From Bird Flu in the U.S. Here's What to Know About the Virushttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/officials-report-the-first-human-death-from-bird-flu-in-the-us-heres-what-to-know-about-the-virus-180985792/The death of a Louisiana resident who was over the age of 65 signals that future H5N1 infections are not guaranteed to be mild, health experts sayWed, 08 Jan 2025 21:15:03 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/officials-report-the-first-human-death-from-bird-flu-in-the-us-heres-what-to-know-about-the-virus-180985792/