The Campi Flegrei (Phlegraean Fields) is a massive volcanic area located near Naples. This supervolcano is one of the most ...

The Getty Villa is an educational center and art museum located the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles.

which fell victim to one of Mount Vesuvius' eruptions in A.D. 79, is a UNESCO World Heritage city that was preserved by the volcano's ash. It was not rediscovered until 1748. According to many ...

Getty Villa in the Pacific Palisades is under threat from the Palisades Fire as smoke shrouds the historic Romanesque ...

For a comprehensive look at the effects of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius—and to lessen the crowds at Pompeii itself—visitors ...

POMPEII, ITALY—It has traditionally been accepted by most scholars that the eruption of Mount Vesuvius that destroyed the southern Italian city of Pompeii and many of its neighbors happened on ...

Officials at the dangerously beloved Archaeological Park of Pompeii are sticking by Pliny the Younger’s date for the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. The latest entry in their ongoing e-journal ...

From volcanic eruptions, disease epidemics and storms, to floods and fires, these are the worst natural disasters in Europe's ...

From deciphering burnt Roman scrolls to reading crumbling cuneiform tablets, neural networks could give researchers more data ...

This year, scientists were able to pull back the curtain on mysteries surrounding figures across history, both known and ...

The "Ringed Lady" of Herculaneum is one of the most intriguing and poignant discoveries from the ancient Roman city that was buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE. Herculaneum, like its ...