The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD has become the most famous volcanic eruption in history. This is largely thanks to Pompeii, the Roman city destroyed during the eruption and frozen in time, ...

Excavators in Pompeii recently unearthed the remains of two more victims of the ancient volcanic eruption that encased the lost Roman city in ash and debris. Archaeologists said their skeletons were ...

Welcome back to The Deep Dive where we surprise and intrigue you with a brand-new timely topic explored every Tuesday. This week we’re taking a deep dive into the Roman city of Pompeii. August 24 ...

Scientists discovered two skeletons in the ruins of a Pompeii building and concluded that their deaths must have been caused by wall collapses triggered by earthquakes. (Pompeii Archaeological Park ...

Incredibly well preserved dinosaurs at China fossil site were thought to have been buried in huge volcanic eruptions, similar ...

"According to tradition, on 24 August in the year 79 AD, Mount Vesuvius erupted in one of history's most famous natural disasters, burying the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum under ash and ...

The two newly discovered Pompeii victims likely didn't die from asphyxiation and lived for hours after the eruption. © Archaeological Park of Pompeii When Mount ...

Back in the year 79 CE, Italy’s Mount Vesuvius erupted, ejecting tonnes of volcanic debris into the skies above the country’s southern, Campania region. The nearby city of Pompeii – a modern city for ...