People have long projected stories onto the poignant casts of Pompeii’s victims. A new study uses ancient DNA analysis to ...

But even on her engagement anniversary, that was low on her list of concerns as she drove her Prius through orange smoke and ...

A new study has shattered historians' long-held assumptions about some of the people who died in Mount Vesuvius' eruption in ...

According to Elwood the 17 ash trees that may be cut down are each more than 100 years old. “They were kind of part of the reason we bought our house. We loved the natural feel of it and how ...

A study published Thursday retold some famous stories about Pompeii citizens before they died from the eruption of Mount ...

Drawing on multiple studies demonstrating that it is possible to retrieve DNA from both human and animal remains in Pompeii, ...

Rescue workers are sifting through smoldering debris and thick mud in search of survivors a day after a volcano on ...

Wood ash, which is literally ash from burned wood, can be used as fertilizer for fruit trees due, to its ability to provide ...

Ancient DNA recovered from Pompeii shows that people found holding one another beneath the volcanic ash weren’t related in ...

In mere minutes, the giant cloud of ash and gases killed an estimated 2,000 people, many of whom were unearthed more than a ...

Indonesian Rescuers Dig Through Volcanic Ash After Eruption Kills 9 and Destroys ... saying a victim trapped under tons of debris in a collapsed house who was feared dead was rescued in critical ...

Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki spewed thick brownish ash as high as 2,000 meters (6,500 ... saying a victim trapped under tons of debris in a collapsed house who was feared dead was rescued in critical ...