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 ...

Scientists hope a mix of artificial intelligence and human expertise will help decipher ancient scrolls carbonised by a ...

Scientists use artificial intelligence and human expertise to decipher ancient scrolls charred by the volcanic eruption of ...

Archaeologists discovered Bronze Age footprints near Pompeii, showing people and animals fleeing a Vesuvius eruption some 4,000 years ago.

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

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

This catastrophic event marked a turning point in the understanding of the geological and climatic impacts of volcanoes. The eruption ... Tambora remains a powerful reminder of how a single event can ...

The finding itself is unique due to the fact that uncovering pieces of brain matter among these volcanic eruption victims ... “To date, vitrified remains of the brain have never been found,” Pier ...

It was also the site of one of largest volcanic eruptions in human history, which took place in the Bronze Age around 1620 BC, destroying a large part of the island and giving Santorini its ...