A writing system developed by one of the world’s earliest urban societies has given linguists nothing but grief since it was ...

This week, a new analysis puts into question if the COVID-19 lockdowns really did affect the temperature of the Moon, the ...

People lived in many parts of the Old World by then but had not yet reached Australia or the Americas. The bulk of the human ...

Archaeologists uncover a lavish private bathhouse in Pompeii, revealing the city's opulence and the tragic final moments of ...

When Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 CE, the scolding lava, ash, and gas that poured from its entrails converted the Roman city of Pompeii into a terrifying snapshot of death and des ...

Hot, warm and cold baths in a recently uncovered villa offer a new glimpse of life in the city before it was smothered by ...

Pompeii, the ancient Roman city buried by ash and lava in 70 AD, has unearthed a new treasure — a private bathhouse built 2,000 years ago, decorated with sumptuous mosaics and ...

Scientists have made a “once-in-a-century” discovery in Pompeii after unearthing a stunning ancient luxury spa with thermal baths and mosaic designs.

Teaming up with climate scientists from the Niels Bohr Institute, Iversen and his colleagues found that ice cores in both ...

A thick layer of volcanic mud preserved Pompeii as it was in 79 CE, offering a unique glimpse into life in the Roman Empire.

Awe-inspiring discoveries at the Pompeii archaeological ... as a result of the eruption. The horses would have died via suffocation under the ash or boiled from the inside out due to the extreme ...