The 1918 influenza pandemic remains the deadliest in modern history, killing tens of millions — and leaving scientists with enduring questions about how it began. A century later, a virologist and ...

The 1918 influenza pandemic swept across the globe, sickening one-third of the world’s population, or about half a billion people, by the end of its terrifying run. At least 50 million people — ...

In the deadly fall wave of the 1918 flu pandemic, millions of people were doomed because they didn’t know what we know now about how viruses and respiratory illnesses spread. We might face a similar ...

Staff Writer On Dec. 14, the U.S. death toll from COVID-19 reached a grim, new milestone: 300,000 Americans killed. That’s nearly half of the 675,000 Americans killed a century ago during the 1918 flu ...

During the 1918 flu pandemic, people wore masks but they provided limited protection against the virus. (Contributed by the Office of the Public Health Service Historian) In 1918, the leading cause of ...

Humanity's greatest predator: A laboratory recreation of the H1N1 virus that killed untold millions in 1918. Credit: BSIP / Universal Images Group via Getty The coronavirus is nothing next to the ...

Red Cross volunteers fight the Spanish Flu pandemic in the United States in 1918. (APIC / Getty Images) The new disease, public officials said as people began to fall ill with unfamiliar symptoms, was ...

Rothman is managing editor at TIME. Rothman is managing editor at TIME. If you’ve been reading about how bad the flu is this year, it’s hard not to worry, and with good reason. The 2018 influenza ...

The 1918 influenza pandemic provides a cautionary tale for what the future may hold for COVID-19, says Siddharth Chandra. After a decade studying a flu virus that killed approximately 15,000 Michigan ...

Looking back at a newspaper’s old editorial cartoons can provide a window into history. Often using humor and biting satire, these cartoons provide the readers of today with a glimpse into what people ...