Long before Pompeii was covered in ash and pumice during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79AD, the people of the doomed ...

The sudden devastation of Pompeii by Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D. was tragic. However, the rapidity of its destruction wasn't the most disturbing aspect; there were even more horrifying elements to the ...

Nearly 2,000 years ago, Pliny the Younger described the ground shaking as Mount Vesuvius exploded in fury. That eruption devastated Pompeii. Now, new research is digging deeper into what really ...

More than 20 plaster casts of victims who died in the catastrophic volcano eruption in Pompeii went on display for the first ...

Earthquake activity as damaging as the eruption of Mount Vesuvius bears part of the blame for the total devastation of the ancient Roman city of Pompeii in 79 A.D., new research suggests. The ...

LONDON — Scientists hope a mix of artificial intelligence and human expertise will help decipher ancient scrolls carbonized by a volcanic eruption 2,000 years ago. Hundreds of papyrus scrolls were ...

When Mount Vesuvius erupted in A.D. 79, the volcano's molten rock, scorching debris and poisonous gases killed nearly 2,000 people in the nearby ancient Italian cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum. But ...

Casts of victims of Pompeii’s tragic destruction after Mount Vesuvius erupted in AD 79 are going on display together for the ...

LONDON — Scientists hope a mix of artificial intelligence and human expertise will help decipher ancient scrolls carbonized by a volcanic eruption 2,000 years ago. Hundreds of papyrus scrolls were ...

Archaeologists have previously discovered human brains preserved in a variety of ways, including drying, freezing and tanning. Some preserved brains even resemble soap. But now they've found something ...

Italian firefighters and the army on Sunday tackled a wildfire on the flanks of Mount Vesuvius, with all hiking routes up the volcano near Naples closed to tourists. The national fire service said it ...