Archaeologists in Italy have made a stunning discovery that adds to our understanding of ancient Roman life. Subscribe to our ...

In 79 AD, Pompeii is alive with noise, commerce, and spectacle - until Mount Vesuvius turns an ordinary day into a catastrophe. We move through the amphitheater, the forum, and the homes of rich and ...

Fragments of a peahen, a comedic theatrical mask and other intriguing finds are providing new insights into the history of ...

Popocatépetl emerged in the crater of other volcanoes in its current form more than 20,000 years ago and has been active ...

A market miles away from Vesuvius may have saved the lives of many who would have otherwise been in the volcano’s path of ...

The findings, which were published December 9 in the journal Nature Communications, are the clearest evidence of mixing ...

This Roman senator wrote some of the greatest letters in history. Here’s how Pliny the Younger’s words have kept ancient Rome ...

Volcanic eruptions usually affect land and oceans. In rare cases, they reach much higher, altering the atmosphere itself. When that happens, temperatures shift, air chemistry changes, and global air ...

Archaeologists working at an excavation site in Pompeii have uncovered new evidence that helps explain why ancient Roman buildings have ...