In the vast network of historical and scientific debates, few enigmas have sparked as much fascination as the exact date of ...

Some of the victims of the Mount Vesuvius eruption in 79 A.D. in Pompeii were cast in plaster to preserve the scene. New DNA studies of those victims tell a different tale than what experts had ...

In recent times areas around Naples have seen a flurry of activities as government agencies conduct drills to make citizens ...

They were turned to carbonized lumps by the catastrophic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79. Now, scientists are offering £400,000 to the person who can decipher the charred Herculaneum Scrolls.

Last week, with the use of DNA, researchers revealed that long-held assumptions missed the mark, providing tantalizing details of life before Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 A.D. When most of us picture ...

Pliny the Elder’s (23 – 79 AD) research into the natural world formed the basis of scientific authority for centuries to come. He died during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Born into a ...

This talk provides an overview of the evolution of hazard and the ongoing risk associated with the Mount Somma-Vesuvius volcanic system, placing the 79 AD eruption within its longer geological ...

A MYSTERIOUS Roman scroll could hold the key to unlocking lost knowledge of the ancient world — and a £400,000 prize awaits ...

Back in 2018, the world was briefly fascinated by the remains of a particular victim of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE. Victims of the eruption suffered some of the most awful deaths ...

Located near present-day Naples, this ancient city was buried and preserved under ash and pumice after the catastrophic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. Pompeii remained buried for more than ...

The volcanic eruption that destroyed Pompeii almost 2000 years ago is the subject of a major immersive exhibition at the ...