China's war on sparrows in 1958 had devastating consequences. The campaign, aimed at protecting grain, instead led to a surge ...

Many people know about the Great Depression, or the Syrian refugee crisis, but not as many people know about the Great Chinese Famine, another tragic event in history. The famine started with Chairman ...

Large volcanic eruptions may have played a bigger role in triggering historical famines across China than previously ...

March 25, 2019 -- The Chinese Famine of 1959-61 has been widely interpreted as an important contributor to later epidemics of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitis (T2DM, but in re-examining 17 related Chinese ...