Several lines of evidence, from chiseled inscriptions to missing horses, suggest that thousands of people survived the ...

"I have found two or three rich guys, but I found a couple hundred middle class and even some desperately poor people who ...

Scientists sampled tiny bone fragments sealed inside several Pompeii casts and tested DNA and isotopes to ask, and answer, ...

To explore the site, the researchers drafted a multidisciplinary team of scientists from the fields of botany, architecture, ...

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 ...

Volcanoes are nature's most dramatic rocks, and while their eruptions can be awe-inspiring, they also pose serious threats to ...

This second episode of a three-part series exploring the intertwined histories of Pompeii and Vesuvius investigates Europe’s most dangerous volcano, and retraces the eruption of 79 AD.

The seat is across from the entrance to the Villa of the Mysteries, a large property full of beautiful frescoes located just ...

This final episode of a three-part series exploring the intertwined histories of Pompeii and Vesuvius investigates how the remains of the eruption's victims illuminate their lives - and their deaths.

A newly deciphered Herculaneum scroll, revealed through Pulsed Thermography, exposes fresh details about the Greek origins of ...

The inferno, which volcanologists estimate raged for 32 hours, transformed the bustling Roman resort town of Pompeii into a ...