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

The eruption of Mount Vesuvius eruption in 79 A.D. destroyed Pompeii, a flourishing city located in present-day Italy, and left its people to slowly die from the gases and ash that the volcano ...

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., ...

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 ...