Last week, with the use of DNA, researchers revealed that long-held assumptions missed the mark, providing tantalizing ...

When a volcanic eruption buried the ancient city of Pompeii ... relied on genetic material preserved for nearly two millennia. After Mount Vesuvius erupted and destroyed the Roman city in 79 A.D., ...

Ancient DNA has revealed surprises about the identities of some people who perished in the ancient Roman town of Pompeii ...

Researchers from the Max Planck Institute found that at least one, if not both of the people were men. While the true nature ...

But Mount Vesuvius’ eruption wiped it and other nearby Roman settlements off the map. The ash spewed by the volcano coated ...

An ancient-DNA analysis of victims in Pompeii who died in Mount Vesuvius' eruption reveals some unusual relations between the people who died together. When you purchase through links on our site ...

Fourteen miles southeast of modern Naples lies Pompeii, a city frozen in time by the catastrophic eruption of Mount Vesuvius ...

Cade DuPont, Shaun Bobbitt, Bethany Terry and Rafael Villaroel — is opening a new window on the ancient Roman city of Pompeii.

Incredibly well preserved dinosaurs at China fossil site were thought to have been buried in huge volcanic eruptions, similar to the Mount Vesuvius that covered the city of Pompeii 2,000 years ago.

An estimated 2,000 people died in the city during the eruption of the nearby Mount Vesuvius. ((AP Photo, File)) The data they collected also revealed that the Pompeiians had diverse backgrounds ...

But Mount Vesuvius’ eruption wiped it and other nearby Roman settlements off the map. The ash spewed by the volcano coated the bodies of people and animals and encased buildings, monuments ...