More than 1,000 years before Mount Vesuvius erupted, destroying the towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum in 79 C.E., another ...

Two of the area's most iconic locales – Mount Vesuvius and Pompeii – can be found roughly 15 miles away from central Naples. Mount Vesuvius is the only active volcano left on Europe's mainland ...

Footprints from people and animals feeling the eruption of Vesuvius in 1995 B.C. were recently discovered in a town near ...

Scientists are leveraging a combination of artificial intelligence and X-rays to begin unraveling the mystery of the charred ...

By the famous eruption of AD79, prosperous Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum were home to thousands of people. After the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD eruption, bodies of the ...

The Bronze Age footprints stand as a dark omen of the Roman-era disaster—one that clearly went unnoticed through centuries of ...

Researchers used advanced technology to digitally "unroll" an ancient Greek text on carbonized papyrus, and now they're ...

U.K. scientists say they have made a historic breakthrough by making the first image of the inside of a scroll carbonized by ...

Archaeologists have uncovered ancient footprints in Italy’s Salerno province, revealing the desperate escape of Pompeii inhabitants from an earlier eruption of Mount Vesuvius nearly 3,000 years ago.

Mount Vesuvius, the infamous volcano that looms over the Bay of Naples, is a destination that captivates travelers with its stunning views and rich history. Known for its catastrophic eruption in AD ...

The painting “The Destruction of Pompeii and Herculaneum” by English artist John Martin, depicting the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. Courtesy of John Martin via Wikimedia Commons   Despite ...

Archaeologists in Italy found footprints of Pompeii inhabitants, revealing a dramatic flight from a bronze age Mount Vesuvius ...