A unique, dark-colored glass found inside the skull of a Roman killed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius is his brain—cooked into a fossil by an ash cloud. This is the horrific revelation of an ...

Italian firefighters and the army on Sunday tackled a wildfire on the flanks of Mount Vesuvius, with all hiking routes up the volcano near Naples closed to tourists. The national fire service said it ...

Many are familiar with the story of Mount Vesuvius' explosive introduction into history in 79 A.D., and if not, what volcanic rock have you been living under? Towering over the Gulf of Naples, this ...

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Nearly 2,000 years ago, Pliny the Younger described the ground shaking as Mount Vesuvius exploded in fury. That eruption devastated Pompeii. Now, new research is digging deeper into what really ...

Archaeologists have previously discovered human brains preserved in a variety of ways, including drying, freezing and tanning. Some preserved brains even resemble soap. But now they've found something ...

LONDON (AP) — Scientists hope a mix of artificial intelligence and human expertise will help decipher ancient scrolls carbonized by a volcanic eruption 2,000 years ago. Hundreds of papyrus scrolls ...

Volcanoes are nature's most dramatic rocks, and while their eruptions can be awe-inspiring, they also pose serious threats to nearby communities and global climates. Scientists vigilantly monitor ...

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LONDON (AP) — Scientists hope a mix of artificial intelligence and human expertise will help decipher ancient scrolls carbonized by a volcanic eruption 2,000 years ago. Today in History: January 8, ...