Climate shocks from volcanic eruptions may have played a key role in triggering the Black Death plague by disrupting harvests ...

A volcanologist answers your questions about glass-shard hairballs, cooking breakfast over lava, Gollum's end on Mount Doom, ...

Victims at Pompeii wore heavy tunics and woollen cloaks as they fled rocky volcanic fragments and gas thrown into the air, ...

Some of the victims at Pompeii were wearing woolen cloaks when they died, even though it was August, new research finds.

The volcanic eruption started a chain of events that led to the Black Death plague spreading across Europe, researchers say.

Easily reached from Sondrio, Livigno combines alpine nature, seasonal markets, and a peaceful Christmas mood. Ed Sheeran ...

New research finds that at least four individuals who died in the eruption were wearing woolen tunics and cloaks, which ...

The Black Death, also known as the Bubonic Plague, was a devastating pandemic that occurred in Europe from 1346 to 1353, ...

A discovery among the ruins of the ancient city of Pompeii has revealed a long-lost secret surrounding the Roman Empire.

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The roughly 11,000 inscriptions preserved by Mount Vesuvius' eruption in 79 C.E. offer a glimpse into everyday life in the ...

A unique archaeological site at Pompeii, Italy, reveals the secrets of peculiarly durable Roman building materials.