It seems syphilis became more virulent at some point before Columbus arrived – and then ... "The data clearly support a root in the Americas for syphilis and its known relatives, and their ...

But syphilis is one of the few illnesses that made its way from the Americas to Europe. Another theory is that syphilis existed in Europe long before Columbus and that the late 15th-century ...

Who would have thought seals were actually transmitting one of the deadliest diseases to South America about a ... the area hundreds of years before Christopher Columbus made landfall.

While it has been commonly said that Columbus discovered the Americas, that is not accurate. Even before he set sail from Spain, thousands of people were already living on these lands for centuries.

For the Morgan Library’s 100th Birthday, a Look at Its Formidable First Director Even today, the national holiday celebrating Leif Erikson’s landing in Newfoundland hasn’t stirred anything ...