The excavations taking place in the Roman city, buried by the eruption of Vesuvius, reflect the beauty and sophistication of ...

The dwelling was found during excavations in the central district of the city. It represents a transition in Roman building ...

This week, uncover the secrets of Pompeii through ancient DNA, meet an adventurous emperor penguin, seek signs of mysterious ...

In the ruins of Pompeii, visitors aren’t only able to see the houses, frescos and artifacts of the ancient city’s people.

Since the first-ever excavation of Pompeii in 1748, so much more has been discovered about the ancient city that was at the ...

New DNA evidence challenges the story of Pompeii's Two Maidens, once thought to be female relatives, scientists now call them gay lovers.

Analysis of ancient DNA from the ashen casts of Pompeii victims changes presumed relationships between them, and reveals the ...

Pompeii is implementing limitations to prevent damage caused by overtourism after a record-breaking summer for visitor ...

Ash and volcanic rock called pumice then covered Pompeii and its residents, preserving scenes of the victims of the city’s ...

Pompeii remained buried until its rediscovery in the 18th century. The most astounding discovery of the excavations that ...

Feathers and other intact soft tissue samples found in some of the fossils even helped prove that modern birds almost ...

The results of new DNA tests just dropped this week, and they prove that we don't know as much about Pompeii as we once ...