# In the News [### Solar storms, ice cores and nuns’ teeth: the new science of history ](https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/feb/20/solar-storms-ice-cores-and-nuns-teeth-inside-the-new-science-of-history) February 20, 2024 description [### Ancient DNA of 136 Balkan individuals reveals one of the largest permanent demographic changes anywhere in Europe during the Fall of Rome and the Slav migration ](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0092867423011352?dgcid=coauthor#app2) December 07, 2023 description [### The Roman Empire’s Cosmopolitan Frontier ](https://www.harvardmagazine.com/2023/12/roman-empire-genetic-research-harvard) December 07, 2023 description [### Upcoming CMES Event on October 5th: Investigating the Earthquakes of the Past Centuries: Behind the Scenes ](https://cmes.fas.harvard.edu/event/investigating-earthquakes-past-centuries-behind-scenes) October 03, 2023 description [### Historical DNA Study Connects Living People to Enslaved and Free African Americans at Early Ironworks ](https://hms.harvard.edu/news/historical-dna-study-connects-living-people-enslaved?utm_source=SilverpopMailing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily%20Gazette%2020230808%20(1)) August 08, 2023 description [### MHAAM Fellowship recipient publishes major new study on the genetic legacy of African Americans ](https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.ade4995) August 04, 2023 description [### Ancient DNA reveals secrets of empire that pushed China to build its Great Wall ](https://edition.cnn.com/2023/04/17/asia/xiongnu-ancient-dna-study-scn/index.html) April 17, 2023 description [### Politically savvy princesses wove together a vast ancient empire ](https://www-science-org.ezp-prod1.hul.harvard.edu/content/article/politically-savvy-princesses-wove-together-vast-ancient-empire) April 14, 2023 description [### DNA shows ‘Persian Princes’ helped found medieval African trading culture ](https://www.science.org/content/article/dna-shows-persian-princes-helped-found-medieval-african-trading-culture) March 29, 2023 description [### DNA Confirms Oral History of Swahili People ](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/29/science/ancient-swahili-dna.html) March 29, 2023 description - 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New insight from 73 ancient genomes](https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/05/200528115829.htm)," *ScienceDaily, 28 May 2020* "[Wer waren die Kanaaniter?](https://idw-online.de/de/news748155)," *idw, 28 May 2020* "[12th-century lead pollution visible in Alpine ice](https://www.archaeology.co.uk/articles/12th-century-lead-pollution-visible-in-alpine-ice.htm)," *Current Archaeology, 11 May 2020* "[How humans have reacted to pandemics through history – a visual guide](https://www.theguardian.com/society/ng-interactive/2020/apr/29/how-humans-have-reacted-to-pandemics-through-history-a-visual-guide)," *The Guardian, 29 April 2020* "[Alpių ledas padėjo mokslininkams išsiaiškinti viduramžių žmogžudystę,](https://www.lrt.lt/naujienos/mokslas-ir-it/11/1159247/alpiu-ledas-padejo-mokslininkams-issiaiskinti-viduramziu-zmogzudyste)" *LRT.it (Lithuania), 3 April 2020* "[Un glaciar suizo da pistas para resolver un crimen medieval que conmovió a Inglaterra](https://www.lanacion.com.ar/el-mundo/un-glaciar-suizo-da-pistas-resolver-crimen-nid2350253)," *La Nacion (Argentina), 2 April 2020* "[The Fallout of a Medieval Archbishop’s Murder Is Recorded in Alpine Ice](https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/researchers-find-fallout-medieval-archbishops-murder-recorded-alpine-ice-180974565/)," *smithsonianmag.com, 2 April 2020* "[Highest pre-modern lead pollution occurred 800 years ago](https://phys.org/news/2020-04-highest-pre-modern-pollution-years.html)," *phys.org, 2 April 2020 "*[Morderstwo arcybiskupa zapisane w rdzeniu lodowym. Obok wojen i zgonów władców](https://kopalniawiedzy.pl/Thomas-Becket-rdzen-lodowy-zanieczyszczenie-olow-Ryszard-Lwie-Serce-krucjata-papiez-Jan-Bez-Ziemi,31815) (The archbishop's murder was recorded in an ice core. In addition to the wars and deaths of rulers)," *kopalniawiedzy.pl (Poland), 1 April 2020* "[Lead pollution in Alpine ice reveals power struggle in Medieval Brittain](https://www.zmescience.com/science/alpine-ice-lead-medieval-britain-93515134/)," *zmescience.com, 1 April 2020 "*[Lead pollution in Britain was just as bad in the 12th century as during the Industrial Revolution, study finds](https://www.medievalists.net/2020/04/lead-pollution-in-britain-was-just-as-bad-in-the-12th-century-as-during-the-industrial-revolution-study-finds/)," *medievalist.net, 1 April 2020* ["](https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/the-times-view-on-henry-iis-remorse-over-thomas-beckets-death-ice-ages-hlzgf0w3w)[Alpine Glacier Reveals Insight into Murder of Thomas Becket in 1170](https://interestingengineering.com/alpine-glacier-reveals-insight-into-murder-of-thomas-becket-in-1170)," *interestingengineering.com, 1 April 2020* ["The Times view on Henry II’s remorse over Thomas Becket’s death: Ice Ages](https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/the-times-view-on-henry-iis-remorse-over-thomas-beckets-death-ice-ages-hlzgf0w3w)," *The Times (UK) Leading Article, 1 April 2020* "[Clue to murder of Thomas Becket buried in the ice of a Swiss glacier near Zermatt](https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/clue-to-murder-of-thomas-becket-buried-in-the-ice-of-a-swiss-glacier-near-zermatt-9lbrbmv2x)," *The Times (UK) History Correspondent, 1 April 2020* "[Alpine ice cores reveal economic impact on Britain of Thomas Becket murder in 1170](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/alpine-ice-core-economy-thomas-beckett-murder-a9437546.html),*" The Independent (UK), 1 April 2020* " [古冰芯铅污染或可追踪国家兴衰](http://news.sciencenet.cn/htmlnews/2020/3/437739.shtm) (Ancient ice core lead contamination or traceable national rise and fall)," *news.sciencenet.cn (China) 31 March 2020 "*[Sajanditevanuse jää uurimine näitas, et keskaegse piiskopi mõrval ja plii tootmisel on seos ](https://elu24.postimees.ee/6938227/sajanditevanuse-jaa-uurimine-naitas-et-keskaegse-piiskopi-morval-ja-plii-tootmisel-on-seos)(The study of centuries-old ice revealed that the relationship between the medieval Bishop's murder and lead)," *elu24.postimees (Estonia), 31 March 2020* *"*[Air pollution from 12th century British lead mines has been detected in the Swiss Alps](https://brainbored.com/air-pollution-from-12th-century-british-lead-mines-has-been-detected-in-the-swiss-alps/)," *brainbored.com, 31 March 2020 "*[Ancient Ice Tells of a Murderous King's Struggles](https://www.newser.com/story/288915/ancient-ice-tells-of-a-murderous-kings-struggles.html)," *newser.com, 31 March 2020* *"*[Air pollution trapped in ice shed light on 12th Century Britain](https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/air-pollution-trapped-in-ice-shed-light-on-12th-century-britain/1786180)," *OutlookIndia.com*, *31 March 2020* "[How murder of Thomas Becket impacted the environment, according to study,](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/03/31/murder-thomas-becket-impacted-environment-according-study/)" *The Telegraph, 31 March 2020* "[Thomas Becket: Alpine ice sheds light on medieval murder](https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-52095694)," *BBC.com, 31 March 2020* "[Evidence of King Henry II's attempts to win back favour with the Pope after beheading Thomas Beckett is revealed in glacial ice from the Swiss Alps](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-8168379/Air-pollution-12th-century-British-lead-mines-detected-Swiss-Alps.html)," *The Daily Mail, 31 March 2020* "[Lead pollution in ancient ice cores may track the rise and fall of medieval kings](https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/03/lead-pollution-ancient-ice-cores-may-track-rise-and-fall-medieval-kings)," *Science Magazine, 30 March 2020* "[Farming gave us salmonella, ancient DNA suggests](https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/02/farming-gave-us-salmonella-ancient-dna-suggests)," *Science Magazine, 24 February 2020* ### 2019 expand\_more "Quelle a été la pire année de tous les temps pour l’humanité ?" [Futura Sciences](https://www.futura-sciences.com/sciences/questions-reponses/histoire-ete-pire-annee-tous-temps-humanite-10331/), 9/27/2019 ["Plague genomes show extent, diversity of massive Roman-era pandemic](https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2019/07/max-planck-harvard-genome-study-shows-extent-diversity-of-roman-plague/), *Harvard Gazette, July 2019* ["Recópolis, 30 hectáreas de un complejo palatino oculto](https://elpais.com/cultura/2019/06/26/actualidad/1561559568_607219.html) *(*Recópolis, 30 hectares of a Hidden Palatine Complex)," *El Pais (Spain), 28 June 2019* ["En la antigua ciudad visigoda de Recópolis se rezó a Alá](https://www.abc.es/cultura/abci-antigua-ciudad-visigoda-recopolis-rezo-201906281356_noticia.html) *(*They pray to Allah in the ancient Visigothic city of Recópolis*)," ABS Cultura (Spain), 28 June 2019* ["Una de las mezquitas más antiguas de Europa puede estar enterrada bajo una ciudad visigoda española](https://www.lavanguardia.com/cultura/20190624/463075574082/reccopolis-mezquita-antigua-europa-ciudad-visigodo-espana.html), *(*One of the oldest mosques in Europe may be buried under a Spanish Visigothic city)," *La Vanguardia (Spain), June 2019* ["Scoperta in Spagna la più antica moschea d'Europa: si trova nella città sepolta di Reccopolis](https://www.lastampa.it/viaggi/mondo/2019/06/27/news/scoperta-in-spagna-la-piu-antica-moschea-d-europa-si-trova-nella-citta-sepolta-di-reccopolis-1.36544099), *La Stampa, June 2019* "¿[Y si la mezquita más antigua de Europa está en Guadalajara?](https://www.elespanol.com/cultura/patrimonio/20190628/mezquita-antigua-europa-guadalajara/409709366_0.html), *El Español, June 2019* ["En la antigua ciudad visigoda de Recópolis se rezó a Alá](https://www.madrimasd.org/notiweb/noticias/en-antigua-ciudad-visigoda-recopolis-se-rezo-ala), *Fundación para el Conocimiento, Madrid, March 2019* "What was the worst year to be alive, ever? AD536, when winter came — for real," [News Australia](https://www.news.com.au/technology/science/archaeology/what-was-the-worst-year-to-be-alive-ever-ad536-when-winter-came-for-real/news-story/2899fe1ad79088851af0b6955ff018b2), 3/11/2019 "AD536: the worst year to be alive - ever" [News.com](https://www.news.com.au/technology/science/archaeology/what-was-the-worst-year-to-be-alive-ever-ad536-when-winter-came-for-real/news-story/2899fe1ad79088851af0b6955ff018b2), 3/11/2019 ### 2018 expand\_more "[Climat: l'humanité a-t-elle vécu sa pire année en 536?](/http:/www.lefigaro.fr/sciences/2018/12/06/01008-20181206ARTFIG00191-l-humanite-a-t-elle-vecu-son-plus-long-hiver-en-536.php)" *Le Figaro, December 2018* "El peor año de nuestra Historia, por una erupción volcánica" [Ideal](https://www.ideal.es/sociedad/peor-historia-20181210095701-ntvo.html), 12/10/2018 "The Worst Time in History to Be Alive, According to Science" [History](https://www.history.com/news/536-volcanic-eruption-fog-eclipse-worst-year), 11/30/2018 "[Cientistas cravam qual foi o pior ano para estar vivo na história](https://super.abril.com.br/videos/supernovas/cientistas-cravam-qual-foi-o-pior-ano-para-estar-vivo-na-historia/)," Super Interessante, 11/28/2018 "Une carotte glaciaire révèle que 536 fut la pire année de l'histoire de l'humanité" [Sciences et Avenir](https://www.sciencesetavenir.fr/archeo-paleo/archeologie/climat-epidemies-536-pire-annee-de-l-histoire_129654), 11/26/2018 "L’an 536, la pire année de l’histoire de l’humanité" [L'Edition du Soir](https://www.ouest-france.fr/leditiondusoir/data/39072/reader/reader.html#!preferred/1/package/39072/pub/56598/page/5), 11/26/2018 "Selon Harvard, L'Année 536 Était La Pire Dans L'Histoire de L'Humanité" [FZN](http://www.fredzone.org/selon-harvard-lannee-536-etait-la-pire-dans-lhistoire-de-lhumanite-225), 11/25/2018 "[Forskare: Då var det värsta året att leva för människan,](/https:/super.abril.com.br/historia/cientistas-cravam-qual-foi-o-pior-ano-para-estar-vivo-na-historia/)" Aftonbladet, 11/23/2018 "You think 2018 is the worst year ever? Try the real dark age: 536" [The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/nov/23/2018-worst-year-ever-536-world-sun), 11/23/2018 "¿Por qué el 536 fue el peor año en la historia de la humanidad?" [Vanguardia](https://vanguardia.com.mx/articulo/por-que-el-536-fue-el-peor-ano-en-la-historia-de-la-humanidad), 11/23/2018 "The worst year in human history was 536, historian claims" [Newshub](https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2018/11/the-worst-year-in-human-history-was-536-historian-claims.html), 11/23/2018 "[Cientistas identificam o pior ano da História](/https:/www.dn.pt/vida-e-futuro/interior/cientistas-identificam-o-pior-ano-da-historia-10223221.html)" Diario de Noticias, 11/22/2018 "[A névoa misteriosa que tornou 536 o pior ano da história para se estar na Terra](https://g1.globo.com/ciencia-e-saude/noticia/2018/11/22/a-nevoa-misteriosa-que-tornou-536-o-pior-ano-da-historia-para-se-estar-na-terra.ghtml)" Globo, 11/22/2018 "Dünya 536 yılı ve takip eden yıllarda çok korkutucu bir yermiş" [BasNews](http://www.basnews.com/index.php/tr/news/482162), 11/22/2018 "Najhujše leto v zgodovini človeštva: 536" [Primorske Novice](https://www.primorske.si/zanimivosti/najhujse-leto-v-zgodovini-clovestva-536), 11/22/2018 "536, el peor año de la historia: vivir era más difícil que durante la peste negra" [El Español](https://www.elespanol.com/cultura/historia/20181121/peor-ano-historia-vivir-dificil-peste-negra/354714989_0.html), 11/21/2018 "Scientists figure out the worst year ever to be alive on Earth" [New York Post](https://nypost.com/2018/11/21/scientists-figure-out-the-worst-year-ever-to-be-alive-on-earth/), 11/21/2018 "[Harvard historian pinpoints the worst year ever to be alive](/https:/www.timesofisrael.com/harvard-historian-pinpoints-the-worst-year-ever-to-be-alive-and-its-not-2018/)," *Times of Israel, 11/20/2018* "Researchers Identify 536 A.D. as The Absolute Worst Year Ever" [Popular Mechanics](https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/environment/a25241744/worst-year-to-be-alive/), 11/20/2018 "L’anno peggiore della storia dell’umanità? Il 536 d. C." [Corriere della Sera](https://www.corriere.it/scienze/18_novembre_20/anno-peggiore-storia-dell-umanita-536-d-c-69ffd990-ecb4-11e8-9cc0-d189758894d5.shtml), 11/20/2018 "Quale è stato l'anno peggiore della Storia?" [Focus](https://www.focus.it/cultura/storia/anno-peggiore-della-storia), 11/20/2018 "What Was The Worst Time To Be Alive In Human History?" [IFLScience](https://www.iflscience.com/environment/what-was-the-worst-time-to-be-alive-in-human-history/), 11/20/2018 "536 Was a Garbage Year for Mankind" [LiveScience](https://www.livescience.com/64132-worst-year-ever-536.html?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social), 11/20/2018 "Por qué el 536 fue el peor año en la historia de la humanidad" [Infobae](https://www.infobae.com/america/mundo/2018/11/20/las-razones-por-las-que-el-536-fue-el-peor-ano-de-la-historia-para-la-humanidad/), 11/20/2018 "Eruzioni e carestie, il 536 d.C. è stato l'anno peggiore della storia" [Ansa Science & Technology](http://www.ansa.it/canale_scienza_tecnica/notizie/biotech/2018/11/18/eruzioni-e-carestie-il-536-dc-e-stato-lanno-peggiore-della-storia_b44cea0d-31a6-4a24-90f3-c8221021f7a9.html?fbclid=IwAR2CtTM2NuSrhaZLcTUO_13CkXAOWLFjPHG_N20sX1JabkqGmUalWl9PJRE), 11/19/2018 "[Eldgos á Íslandi knésetti Evrópu og Asíu við upphaf miðalda](/https:/kvennabladid.is/2018/11/19/eldgos-a-islandi-knesetti-evropu-og-asiu-vid-upphaf-midalda/)" Kvennabladid, 11/19/2018 "Les scientifiques ont déterminé quelle a été la pire année de l’histoire de l’humanité" [Trust My Science](https://trustmyscience.com/pire-annee-de-histoire-de-humanite/), 11/19/2018 "Iceland Possibly To Blame For “Worst Year To Be Alive” In World History" [Reykjavik Grapevine](https://grapevine.is/news/2018/11/19/iceland-possibly-to-blame-for-worst-year-to-be-alive-in-world-history/), 11/19/2018 "Il peggior anno in cui essere vivi" [Il Post](https://www.ilpost.it/2018/11/19/536-medioevo-freddo-stagioni/), 11/19/2018 "L'an 536 : la pire année de l'histoire humaine" [LeVif](https://www.levif.be/actualite/histoire/l-an-536-la-pire-annee-de-l-histoire-humaine/article-normal-1055803.html?cookie_check=1544480884), 11/19/2018 "536 Dopo Cristo: Annus Horribilis per L'Europa!" [Daniele Mancini Archeologia](https://www.danielemancini-archeologia.it/536-dopo-cristo-annus-horribilis-per-leuropa/), 11/19/2018 "Mystérieux brouillard, été glacial : l’an 536 a été la pire année climatique de l’humanité" [Numerama](https://www.numerama.com/sciences/440546-mysterieux-brouillard-ete-glacial-lan-536-a-ete-la-pire-annee-climatique-de-lhumanite.html), 11/19/2018 "Waarom het jaar 536 ‘het ergste jaar ooit’ was" [Algemeen Dagblad](https://www.ad.nl/wetenschap/waarom-het-jaar-536-het-ergste-jaar-ooit-was~acce5c1ea/), 11/18/2018 "[Por qué el año 536 fue el peor en la Historia de la humanidad](/https:/www.clarin.com/mundo/ano-536-peor-historia-humanidad_0_8zCIFietq.html)," Clarin Mundo, 11/18/2018 "¿Per què el 536 va ser el pitjor any de la història de la humanitat?" [El Periodico de Catalunya](https://www.elperiodico.cat/ca/societat/20181118/per-que-el-536-va-ser-el-pitjor-any-de-la-historia-de-la-humanitat-7153958), 11/18/2018 "536 nach Christus war schlimmstes Jahr der Geschichte" [Süddeutsche Zeitung](https://www.sueddeutsche.de/wissen/schlimmstes-jahr-der-geschichte-nach-christus-1.4214329), 11/18/2018 "Researchers Determine 536 A.D. The 'Worst Year To Be Alive'" [Mysterious Universe](https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2018/11/researchers-determine-536-a-d-the-worst-year-to-be-alive/), 11/18/2018 "Eruzioni e carestie, il 536 D.C. è stato l'anno peggiore della storia" [Il Mattino](https://www.ilmattino.it/primopiano/esteri/anno_peggiore_storia-4113664.html), 11/17/2018 "War 536 das schlimmste Jahr der Geschichte?" [Der Standard](https://derstandard.at/2000091554493/War-536-das-schrecklichste-Jahr-der-Geschichte), 11/17/2018 "How darkness, famine and disease made 536 AD 'the worst year in human history'" [Best World News](http://bestwnews.com/world-news/how-darkness-famine-and-disease-made-536-ad-the-worst-year-in-human-history/), 11/17/2018 "Why 536 AD was the worst year to be alive" [Celebrity Best News](http://celbestnews.com/world-news/why-536-ad-was-the-worst-year-to-be-alive/), 11/17/2018 "La pire année de l'Histoire de l'humanité n'est pas 1918 ou 1349 : c'est l'an 536 et voici pourquoi" [Atlantico](https://www.atlantico.fr/pepite/3558877/la-pire-annee-de-l-histoire-de-l-humanite-n-est-pas-1918-ou-1349--c-est-l-an-536-et-voici-pourquoi), 11/17/2018 "El peor año para vivir de la historia de la humanidad fue el 536 d.C." [Terrae Antiquae](https://terraeantiqvae.com/profiles/blogs/el-peor-ano-para-vivir-de-la-historia-de-la-humanidad-fue-el-536-), 11/17/2018 "'Scientists' Determine That the Worst Year in Human History Was… 536 AD." [Watts Up With That](https://wattsupwiththat.com/2018/11/17/scientists-determine-that-the-worst-year-in-human-history-was-536-ad/), 11/17/2018 "What a Year to be Alive: How Darkness Famine and Disease Made 536 the Worst Year to Be Alive," [The Sun](https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/7759612/536ad-worst-year-to-live-plague-famine/), 11/16/2018 "Why 536 AD was the worst year to be alive" [Daily Mail](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-6397621/Why-536-AD-worst-year-alive.html#i-b24ac9754fe88fd6), 11/16/2018 "[Laser technology uncovers medieval secrets locked in Alpine ice core](/https:/phys.org/news/2018-11-laser-technology-uncovers-medieval-secrets.html)" Phys.org, 11/16/2018 "Scientists Have Determined The Worst Year to Be Alive in Human History" [Science Alert](https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-have-determined-the-worst-year-in-human-history), 11/16/2018 "L'anno più terribile nella storia dell'umanità? Secondo la scienza è il 536" [Quotidiano.net](https://www.quotidiano.net/magazine/anno-piu-brutto-1.4298239), 11/16/2018 "Ледниковые керны рассказали подробности о сильном похолодании в 536 году (Glacial cores told details of a severe cold snap in 536)," [N+1](https://nplus1.ru/news/2018/11/16/kerns), 11/16/2018 "Harvard Researcher Determines That 536 A.D. Was History’s Worst Year — Here’s Why" [All That's Interesting](https://allthatsinteresting.com/worst-year-in-history), 11/16/2018 "What a Year to Be Alive: How Darkness, Famine and Disease Made 536AD the Worst Year in Human History," [Scottish Sun](https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/3500043/this-is-why-536-ad-was-the-worst-year-in-human-history/), 11/16/2018 "The Worst Year to Be Alive – 536 AD…Harvard Scientist Concludes…Mysterious Fog to Blame" [Mystic Post](https://mysticpost.com/2018/11/the-worst-year-to-be-alive-536-ad-harvard-scientist-concludes-mysterious-fog-to-blame/), 11/16/2018 "Un estudio determina el peor año para estar vivo en la historia humana, y no es ninguno de los que estás pensando" [Gizmodo](https://es.gizmodo.com/un-estudio-determina-el-peor-ano-para-estar-vivo-en-la-1830484575), 11/16/2018 "Imagine que puede viajar en el tiempo: éste es el año al que NO debe ir, el peor año de la Historia" [Telemundo](https://www.telemundo.com/noticias/2018/11/16/imagine-que-puede-viajar-en-el-tiempo-este-es-el-ano-al-que-no-debe-ir-el-peor), 11/16/2018 "Cataclysmic eruption may have kicked off ‘worst year' in history for humans - study" [RT News](https://www.rt.com/news/444173-worst-year-volcano-eruption/), 11/16/2018 "Scientists claim A.D. 536 was the worst year to be alive" [Daily Caller](https://dailycaller.com/2018/11/16/scientists-claim-536-worst-year-alive/), 11/16/2018 "El peor año de la historia de la humanidad" [La Vanguardia](https://www.lavanguardia.com/cultura/20181116/452969220922/peor-ano-historia-humanidad-justiniano-imperio-romano-536.html), 11/16/2018 Matthew Garbiele, "How a Volcano (sort of) Caused the Middle Ages," *[Forbes](https://www.forbes.com/sites/matthewgabriele/2018/11/16/how-a-volcano-sort-of-caused-the-middle-ages/#6248af9e77e7)* 11/15/2018 "Des scientifiques ont déterminé la pire année de l'histoire de l'humanité" [MaxiSciences](https://www.maxisciences.com/histoire/des-scientifiques-ont-determine-la-pire-annee-de-l-histoire-de-l-humanite_art42134.html), 11/7/2018 "[Plague, eruptions and pollution — welcome to life in the 6th century](/https:/www.thetimes.co.uk/article/plague-eruptions-and-pollution-welcome-to-life-in-the-6th-century-vz9k3z67n)" *The Times of London, November 2018* "[Why 536AD was the Worst Year to Be Alive](/https:/www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/11/why-536-was-worst-year-be-alive)," Science, November 2018* "[The Worst Year to Be a Human Has Been Revealed by Researchers](/https:/www.cnn.com/2018/11/20/health/worst-year-536-scli-intl/index.html)," *CNN, November 2018* "[Scientists Have Identified the Worst Year in History](/http:/time.com/5460027/worst-year-history/)," *Time Magazine, November 2018* "[Study Looks for Location of Medieval Volcanic Eruption](/https:/www.archaeology.org/news/7151-181116-volcano-ice-core)," *Archaeology Magazine, November 2018* *"*[The Ongoing Tragedy of Lead in Our Lives](https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2018/11/harvard-conference-focuses-on-the-ongoing-tragedy-of-lead-in-life/)*," Harvard Gazette, November 2018* "公元536年，或是人类史上灾难最严重的一年! (536 A.D., or the most disastrous year in human history!)," [Tencent](https://new.qq.com/omn/20181119/20181119A1UVWH.html), November 2018 "Why is 536 years the worst year in human history?" [KodKey](https://www.kodkey.com/science/why-is-536-years-the-worst-year-in-human-history/), November 2018 "[How 2,000-year-old Roads Predict Modern-day Prosperity](https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2018/08/06/how-year-old-roads-predict-modern-day-prosperity/?utm_term=.6e0c1a543076)," *The Washington Post, August 2018* "[Ancient Rome's Collapse Written into Arctic Ice](https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/05/scientists-reclaim-the-long-lost-economic-history-of-rome/560339/?utm_source=twb),"*The Atlantic, 15 May 2018 "*[Lead Pollution Trapped in Greenland Ice Shows Rise and Fall of Ancient Societies](https://www.newsweek.com/lead-pollution-trapped-greenland-ice-shows-rise-and-fall-ancient-societies-925221)*,*" *Newsweek, May 2018* ### 2017 expand\_more "[Climate Change, Health and the Anthropocene: Why We Must Study the Past](https://remedianetwork.net/2017/12/08/climate-change-health-and-the-anthropocene-why-we-must-study-the-past/)," *Remedia, December 2017* "[Die größte Wirtschaftskatastrophe der Geschichte](http://www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft/mensch/news-aus-boston-schlechte-nachrichten-fuer-ausserirdische-a-1151718.html)," *Der Spiegel, December 2017* ["History under the Microscope" (MHAAM Inauguration)](https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2017/10/new-collaboration-brings-together-sciences-and-humanities/), *Harvard Gazette, October 2017* "[A 14th-century plague helped reveal just how long humans have polluted the planet](http://www.popsci.com/black-death-plague-air-pollution),"*Popular Science Magazine, September 2017* "[An ice core reveals how profoundly the Black Death changed society](https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidbressan/2017/07/13/an-ice-core-reveals-how-profoundly-the-black-death-impacted-medieval-society/#78c59430ec19)," *Forbes Magazine, July 2017* "[Humans Polluted the Air Much Earlier than Previously Thought](http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/humans-polluted-air-much-earlier-previously-thought-180963528/)," *Smithsonian Magazine, June 2017* "[L'homme rejette du plomb dans l'atmosphère depuis au moins 2000 ans](https://www.science-et-vie.com/article/l-homme-rejette-du-plomb-dans-l-atmosphere-depuis-au-moins-2000-ans-8817)," *Science et Vie, June 2017* "[Europe's Lead Pollution Dropped to Zero Only Once in the Last 2000 Years: And All it Took Was the Black Death](http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/lead-pollution-europe-black-death-plague)," *Atlas Obscura, June 2017 "*[Ice Cores Dating From The Black Death Challenge The Concept of 'Natural' Lead Levels](https://www.sciencealert.com/ancient-ice-dating-from-the-black-death-challenges-the-idea-of-natural-lead-levels)" *Science Alert, May 2017* ["We've been poisoning ourselves for the last 2000 years](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/may/30/we-have-been-poisoning-ourselves-has-ice-analysis-revealed-the-truth-about-lead)," *The Guardian, May 2017* "[Human Activity Has Polluted European Air for 2000 Years](https://eos.org/scientific-press/human-activity-has-polluted-european-air-for-2000-years)," *Eos (American Geophysical Union), May 2017* "[Die Bleizeit](http://www.sueddeutsche.de/wissen/luftverschmutzung-die-bleizeit-1.3530554)," *Süddeutsche Zeitung, June 2017* "[Humans are to blame for lead pollution: Study of glacial ice reveals the toxin was not present in the air when industry was brought to a standstill by the Black Death](http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-4558400/Lead-pollution-revealed-Black-Death-ice-cores.html)," *Daily Mail, May 2017* "[Harvard Study Challenges Assumptions of Natural Lead Levels](http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2017/05/harvard-study-challenges-assumptions-on-natural-lead-levels)," *Harvard Gazette, May 2017* "[Die Sünden der Alten](http://www.faz.net/aktuell/wissen/erde-klima/luftverschmutzung-seit-2000-jahren-15048218.html)," *Frankfurter Allgemein, September 2017* "[Le plomb: une pollution ancienne](http://www.journaldelenvironnement.net/article/le-plomb-une-pollution-ancienne,83315)," *Journal de l'Environnement, June 2017* "[Bleigehalt: Nur die Pest sorgte für saubere Luft](http://derstandard.at/2000058735065/Bleigehalt-Nur-die-Pest-sorgte-fuer-saubere-Luft)," *Der Standard, June 2017* "[Analyse van ijskern onthult de waarheid over lood: "We zijn onszelf al 2.000 jaar aan het vergiftigen](http://www.demorgen.be/wetenschap/analyse-van-ijskern-onthult-de-waarheid-over-lood-we-zijn-onszelf-al-2-000-jaar-aan-het-vergiftigen-b350cb17/)" *De Morgen, May 2017* "[SoHP and Climate Change Institute Awarded $.5M Arcadia Grant for Historical Ice Core Project](http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/newsplus/sohp-and-cci-awarded-arcadia-fund-grant-for-historical-ice-core-project/)," *Harvard Gazette, 10 February 2017* ### 2016 expand\_more "[The Science of History](http://harvardmagazine.com/2016/03/science-of-history)," *Harvard Magazine, March-April 2016* "[Long-Ago Freeze Carries into the Present](http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2016/02/long-ago-freeze-carries-into-the-present/)," *Harvard Gazette, February 2016* "[Climate Data Suggests Famine Worsened the Black Death](http://www.archaeology.org/news/4050-160106-black-death-famine)," *Archaeology, January 2016* "Did Famine Worsen the Black Death," [Harvard Gazette](/http:/news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2016/01/did-famine-worsen-the-black-death/)*, January 2016* "[AD536: The Year That Winter Never Ended](https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg22129520-700-ad-536-the-year-that-winter-never-ended)," *New Scientist, 1/15/2014* ## Broadcast Media Open all sections Close all sections ### Television expand\_more "How pandemics shape history" [Channel 4 UK](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TkHLUnwIho&feature=youtu.be) "¿Por qué el año 536 fue el peor de la historia para estar vivo?" [BBC News Mundo](https://www.bbc.com/mundo/noticias-46289897) "Researchers identify worst year to be alive on Earth" [Sky News](https://news.sky.com/story/researchers-identify-worst-year-to-be-alive-on-earth-11559911) "What was the worst year in history? Scientists determine the answer" [Euronews](https://www.euronews.com/2018/11/21/what-was-the-worst-year-in-history-scientists-determine-the-answer) "Here's the 'Worst Year to Be Alive,' as Determined by Historians and Scientists" [Weather Channel](https://weather.com/news/news/2018-11-21-worst-year-to-be-alive/) "Des historiens ont identifié la pire année pour l'humanité" [BFM TV](https://www.bfmtv.com/planete/des-historiens-ont-identifie-la-pire-annee-pour-l-humanite-1577104.html) "Eruzioni e carestie, il 536 d.C è l’anno peggiore della storia" [SkyTV24](https://tg24.sky.it/scienze/ricerca/2018/11/19/eruzioni-carestie-536-anno-peggiore-storia.html) "L'anno peggiore della storia? Fu il 536 d.C. quando una fitta nebbia oscurò per mesi il Sole" [RaiNews](http://www.rainews.it/dl/rainews/media/anno-peggiore-della-storia-Fu-il-536-dC-eruzioni-nebbia-sole-oscurato-carestia-peste-fc3fc567-ef3d-434e-a4fa-9cf806fb4bc7.html) "Historiens verste år å være i live" [ABC Nyheter](https://www.abcnyheter.no/nyheter/verden/2018/11/21/195476703/historiens-verste-ar-vaere-i-live) "Por qué el año 536 fue el peor de la Historia" [ABC Ciencia](https://www.abc.es/ciencia/abci-536-peor-historia-201811180300_noticia.html) "År 536 var et af de værste år at leve i, og nu ved forskerne hvorfor" [TV2 (Denmark)](http://nyheder.tv2.dk/udland/2018-11-16-en-1482-aar-gammel-gaade-er-opklaret-efter-fund-af-to-stoevkorn-i-schweiz) "¿Podría la humanidad volver a vivir el peor año de su historia?" [Sputnik Mundo](https://mundo.sputniknews.com/ecologia/201811171083497383-podria-repetirse-el-peor-ano-de-la-humanidad/) "Cientistas descobrem que pior ano da história foi 536 d.C" [Época Negócios](https://epocanegocios.globo.com/Mundo/noticia/2018/11/cientistas-descobrem-que-pior-ano-da-historia-foi-536-dc.html) "Vuosi 536 oli ihmiskunnan kauhein vuosi – ennenäkemätön katastrofi teki elinoloista karmeita" [Iltamakasiini](https://www.iltamakasiini.fi/artikkeli/722898-vuosi-536-oli-ihmiskunnan-kauhein-vuosi-ennenakematon-katastrofi-teki-elinoloista) "Telur litlar líkur á að hamfaragosið sem olli versta ári sögunnar hafi verið á Íslandi" [Vísir](http://www.visir.is/g/2018181129902) ### Radio expand\_more "Les pires années de l’Histoire sont-elles liées aux extrêmes climatiques?" [France Inter Radio](https://www.franceinter.fr/emissions/la-une-de-la-science/la-une-de-la-science-05-decembre-2018) (at 3:54) "Soyez heureux de ne pas avoir vécu en l’an 536" [Radio-Canada](https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1137669/climat-volcan-eruption-europe-cendres-glacier-epidemie) "Científicos establecieron cuál fue el peor año para el ser humano" [ADN Radio](http://www.adnradio.cl/noticias/sociedad/cientificos-establecieron-cual-fue-el-peor-ano-para-el-ser-humano/20181121/nota/3827399.aspx)