The 7 Worst Epidemics in Human History

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The Plague of Justinian

The first recorded plague outbreak in the world. This sore appeared in 541 in Byzantium and claimed about 100 million lives. To understand the breadth of the problem, it is worth mentioning that the entire population of the then world did not exceed 400-450 million. The whole of Europe experienced the consequences of the plague, but the Byzantine Empire suffered the greatest losses, which soon fell, not fully recovering from the consequences.

SOCIETY Coronavirus for the Good! The Extraordinary Effect of Quarantine on Nature …

Coronavirus for the Good! The Extraordinary Effect of Quarantine on Nature …

Now many people compare the coronavirus pandemic to World War. In just a few months, global quarantine managed to stir up the economies and health systems of many countries, but at the same time significantly affected the environmental situation in the world. “The planet is being cleared!”, shout scientists and ecologists from all sources. How exactly does this process occur and in what way is it manifested? We will talk about the positive impact of quarantine on nature in today's selection of facts ...