The eruption of Mount Vesuvius near Naples, Italy, in 79 A.D. killed thousands of Pompeii residents and remains one of the most famous volcanic explosions in history. But scientists say a hidden ...

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

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

In recent months, people who live at the base of supervolcano Campi Flegrei in a town known as Pozzuoli near Naples, Italy, have been shaken by rumblings and the fear of a possible eruption. Campi ...

In Italy, a super volcano outside of Naples is stirring in a way it hasn't for centuries. And hundreds of thousands of people live right by it.

Tiny’ house filled with intricate artwork is found in ancient city of Pompeii by archaeologists - The ancient city’s dwelling ...

An amazing Pompeii exhibition traveled to the Cincinnati Museum Center in 2012, and drew people from throughout the nation to see it. The exhibit is back with some exciting new additions. By the time ...

This article was originally published on Undark. Read the original article. A curtain of white vapor blurred the outline of Alessandro Santi as he bent over the edge of a gray bubbling pond in ...

Pompeii, the ancient Roman city buried by ash and lava in 70 AD, has unearthed a new treasure -- a private bathhouse built 2,000 years ago, decorated with sumptuous mosaics and equipped with a series ...

Last week, the House of the Gladiators in world-famous Pompeii collapsed, setting off fresh debate about whether the World Heritage Site is being neglected. The collapse was "thanks to some ...

Pompeii DNA evidence leads to surprising new discovery about victims - New information from the study of Pompeii plaster ...