A room-sized, 3D diorama at the National Archeological Museum of Naples in Italy, depicts the ancient Roman town of Pompeii ...

NBC News’ Molly Hunter got a look at the new discoveries being unearthed in Pompeii, the former Roman city that was buried ...

Mount Vesuvius, the volcano responsible for the destruction of Pompeii and Herculaneum in 79 AD, remains one of the most ...

Mount Versuvius still towers above the ruins of Pompeii and scientists say the most important dig in a century is taking place. NBC News’ Molly Hunter explores the buried city and shares an exclusive ...

Robert Harris' 2003 novel ‘Pompeii' has been published in a stunning new edition by The Folio Society. The acclaimed British novelist is noted for his works of historical fiction, more recently ...

A young man's brain turned into glass during Mount Vesuvius’ 79 AD eruption. Scientists now study how extreme heat preserved ...

Archaeologists have found an individual’s skull was turned to glass during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, which led to the ...

The extreme and rapid nature of Mount Vesuvius' pyroclastic flows vitrified the brain tissue of the unfortunate Roman soldier ...

The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD froze tragic scenes of life in time ... struck Herculaneum before pyroclastic flows buried the city under meters of volcanic debris. (a) Charred body of the ...

“The Last Day of Pompeii ... in A.D. 79, fiery avalanches of ash and pumice assaulted Pompeii, displacing some 15,000 inhabitants and killing at least 1,500 more. Volcanic debris “poured ...

Heat from the eruption in A.D. 79 was so intense that it vitrified the ... third of 17 that spewed from Vesuvius. Pulses of colder volcanic debris followed, engulfing the area.

Mohali: The rusty dust on the Red Planet is older than previously assumed and formed when volcanoes erupted ... That Mars rusted earlier than previously assumed—before its early wet period ended—has ...