The victims of the Pompeii eruption wore heavy wool cloaks and tunics, suggesting different environmental conditions in summer. (University of Valencia) ...

When Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 C.E., it famously blanketed the ancient Roman city of Pompeii in ash and volcanic debris. Based on historical records, researchers have long assumed the volcano ...

The roughly 11,000 inscriptions preserved by Mount Vesuvius' eruption in 79 C.E. offer a glimpse into everyday life in the ...

The doomed occupants of Pompeii may have been sweating even before Mount Vesuvius began spewing deadly volcanic debris on ...

The destruction of Pompeii wrought by the eruption of Vesuvius nearly 2,000 years ago was an absolutely devastating moment in human history. The excavation of two newly discovered skeletons now ...

Earthquake activity as damaging as the eruption of Mount Vesuvius bears part of the blame for the total devastation of the ancient Roman city of Pompeii in 79 A.D., new research suggests. The ...

In A.D. 79, the city of Pompeii was buried under an avalanche of ash and rocks from arguably the most famous volcanic eruption in history: Mount Vesuvius. Though historians still argue over the exact ...

The ancient city of Pompeii was famously buried in pumice and volcanic ash in the year 79, but a new study reveals it was also rocked by earthquakes, adding a new ...

"Elvis was a force of nature," the late Kris Kristofferson said, in a 2006 interview. Elvis' first single, released on the Memphis-based Sun label in 1954, caused a cultural "earthquake," according to ...

"Elvis was a force of nature," the late Kris Kristofferson said, in a 2006 interview. Elvis' first single, released on the Memphis-based Sun label in 1954, caused a cultural "earthquake," according to ...