Genetic analysis has shed new light on one of history's deadliest military disasters — the French retreat from Russia in 1812 ...

DNA from the remains of the French Emperor's troops has identified the pathogens likely responsible for their demise.

It’s very exciting to use a technology we have today to detect and diagnose something that was buried for 200 years,” said co-author Nicolás Rascovan of the Institut Pasteur. “Accessing the genomic ...

Scientists identify 2 previously unsuspected bacteria that potentially contributed to the mass death of soldiers retreating ...

DNA from Napoleonic soldiers’ teeth uncovered two fever-causing bacteria that may have worsened the army’s fatal retreat from Russia.

However, recent microbial analysis conducted on the remains of Grand Army soldiers indicates at least two other pathogens ...

One of the first events to signal the collapse of Napoleon's reign was his crushing defeat after an invasion of Russia in ...

Researchers uncover two previously undetected bacteria in teeth from Napoleon’s soldiers, revealing a possible combination of ...

In 1812, hundreds of thousands of men in Napoleon's army perished during their retreat from Russia. Researchers now believe a ...

In the summer of 1812, French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte led about half a million soldiers to invade the Russian Empire. But by December, only a ...

In the summer of 1812, French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte led about half a million soldiers to invade the Russian Empire. But ...

Genetic material pulled from 13 teeth found in a grave in Lithuania revealed infectious diseases that felled the French ...