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

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

which fell victim to one of Mount Vesuvius' eruptions in A.D. 79, is a UNESCO World Heritage city that was preserved by the volcano's ash. It was not rediscovered until 1748. According to many ...

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 ...

172, the relic was blackened by the fiery eruption of Mount Vesuvius nearly 2,000 ... town buried alongside Pompeii during Vesuvius’s eruption in AD 79. Participants are tasked with developing ...

The January 15 eruption had a Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) rating of at least VEI-5, roughly on par with historic eruptions like Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE and Mount St. Helens in 1980. It released ...