When the a.d. 79 eruption of Mount Vesuvius blanketed the southern Italian city of Pompeii […] ...

Australia launches official protest over mid-air near-miss in the South China Sea that put RAAF plane in danger. Archaeologists unearth the remains of a Roman basilica on the site of a new London ...

Ancestral remains of several Moriori people, who are considered part of the indigenous population of New Zealand alongside the Maori have begun their journey home from Australia after a handover ...

Scientists hope a mix of artificial intelligence and human expertise will help decipher ancient scrolls carbonized by a ...

History is full of incredible cities that thrived in their prime before being abandoned due to war, natural disasters, or ...

A spectacular necropolis just outside Naples contains stunning tombs that were carved into rock by the ancient Greeks who ...

The painting “The Destruction of Pompeii and Herculaneum” by English artist John Martin, depicting the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. Courtesy of John Martin via Wikimedia Commons   Despite ...

The Lovers of Valdaro, an ancient Stone Age couple entwined in an eternal embrace, have been discovered in an archaeological search.

Archaeologists recently stumbled across a medieval pagan cult site in the Netherlands where they found a bounty of treasure.

Scientists are keeping a close eye on three US volcanoes after their threat levels rose Thursday, suggesting eruptions may be ...