Archaeologists working inside a house preserved by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD have recovered the skeleton of a ...

In a new National Geographic docudrama series, the award-winning actor unveils the latest insights into the eruption of Mount ...

Before Mount Vesuvius buried Pompeii in ash, it was a thriving city filled with busy homes and bustling streets.

An 18th-century archaeological dig uncovered a library of intact but charred scrolls. Their contents have been unreadable until recently.

It was one of history’s most dramatic moments—but the eruption of Mount Vesuvius wasn’t a single disaster. Recent evidence reveals how three settlements faced three distinct fates, reshaping our ...

Researchers have used AI to virtually unwrap and decipher a nearly 2,000-year-old Herculaneum papyrus scroll buried in the AD79 Vesuvius eruption. The technique revealed previously hidden Stoic ...

A full Herculaneum scroll "unwrapped" with technology reveals new texts, titles and authors unknown to history and ushers in a new era for the study of the ancient world.

The actor leads a captivating series on National Geographic about the ancient city and its inhabitants, reconstructing the ...

Previously hidden text revealed without unrolling scroll discusses stoic philosophy on ethics, art and human behaviour ...

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American eyes are focused on Mount St. Helens, which may be building toward a new eruption. In Italy, it's only a matter of time before Mount Vesuvius erupts again. But does that mean a new Pompeii?