A 1775 design for a mechanical Mount Vesuvius eruption device has finally been built, recreating an eighteenth-century volcanic spectacle.

The past and the present converge in this ravishingly beautiful Italian documentary set in the shadow of Mount Vesuvius.

Across history, some of the world’s most advanced cities have vanished beneath ash, mud, water, and sediment. Unlike cities destroyed by war, these were overwhelmed by forces far beyond human control, ...

In 79 AD, Pompeii is alive with noise, commerce, and spectacle - until Mount Vesuvius turns an ordinary day into a catastrophe. We move through the amphitheater, the forum, and the homes of rich and ...

Researchers have uncovered the true purpose of a grand staircase in Pompeii's House of Thiasus villa which they believe led ...

We may know Pompeii for its destruction, but this intricate 3D rendering brings to life what a bustling city it once was ...

The grand staircase inside Pompeii's House of Thiasus villa was previously thought to lead nowhere - but it was actually the entry way to an urban metropolis that pathed the way to high rise luxury ap ...

Researchers believe they have found the missing puzzle piece that unlocks part of the ancient city we could never have conceived existed ...

Researchers used cutting-edge digital archaeology to reconstruct the House of Thiasus villa, revealing the staircase once led to luxury towers where wealthy Romans lived before Mount Vesuvius eruption ...

Across the world, the remains of ancient civilisations endure as physical records of how societies once organised power, ...

Below the Clouds” and Werner Herzog’s “Ghost Elephants” offer thrilling but troubled visions of a world in environmental flux.