A volcano erupted in southern Iceland, near the town of Grindavík and the Blue Lagoon spa, marking the region's seventh ...

Jewelry found in the ruins of a house in Pompeii are displayed ... material preserved for nearly two millennia. After Mount Vesuvius erupted and destroyed the Roman city in 79 A.D., bodies ...

Pompeii is huge. Comprising nine regions across 66 hectares it would take two to three days to see it all. Here are seven ...

A cast of two corpses recovered from the ruins of Pompeii, now on display as part of the “A Day In Pompeii” exhibit at the Discovery Place Science Museum in North Carolina. Courtesy of Ken Thomas ...

I love exploring the world of ancient Rome, with its grand architecture, fascinating culture, and stories of larger-than-life ...

Alissa Mittnik from the Max Planck Institute in Germany studied new DNA evidence from the Pompeii victims, disproving past ...

Artifacts from the frozen city of Pompeii, which was destroyed in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D., are on display ...

New DNA analysis challenges existing hypotheses about the identities and relationships of victims found in Pompeii after the ...

Located in the ancient city of Pompeii, this is the oldest surviving Roman amphitheatre, dating back to 80 BC. Preserved by the volcanic ash from Mount Vesuvius’ eruption in 79 AD, Pompeii offers a ...

A new study— published in Current Biology by a team of researchers at Harvard University and the Archaeological Park of ...

The body was first found to be of a male, likely around 30 years of age. At first, archaeologists believed that he had ...

Pompeii is implementing limitations to prevent damage caused by overtourism after a record-breaking summer for visitor ...