As the largest town closest to the volcano, Pompeii suffered the most damage and was essentially wiped off the map. It was ...

The 27-year-old university student returned to Japan's tallest mountain four days after he was airlifted to safety ...

The ancient Romans were unaware of the massive danger posed by a volcano in their midst, so when Mount Vesuvius erupted in A.D. 79, thousands of people scrambled to escape several small seaside towns.

Scans of 18 ancient papyri that were buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius look ‘very promising’, and there are plans to ...

Mount Vesuvius continues to be one of the chosen destinations for tourists: 2,884 visitors on Easter, 2,807 on Easter Monday.

The accident happened just a week after the cable car, popular for its views of Mount Vesuvius and the Bay of Naples, ...

Its dramatic downfall due to the eruption of Mount Vesuvius is central to the exhibition. heise online visited the exhibition at the Obex in Oberhausen. At the heart of the exhibition are three im ...

In a landmark project, scientists use AI and X-rays to uncover texts of ancient Herculaneum scrolls buried by the eruption of ...

New, almost life-size statues discovered in a necropolis in Pompeii. Details about the possible Roman priestess.