Nature has inspired artists for generations. The term art has always conjured visions of beautiful landscapes and natural ...

A woman who stole artifacts from Pompeii 15 years ago has just mailed them back in hopes of lifting the "curse" they put on ...

Mount Etna eruptions are commonly described as ‘Strombolian eruptions’ – though that may not apply to this event ...

At the more explosive end of the scale are Plinian eruptions. These include the famous eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79AD, ...

Another must-see destination in Italy is the Vatican City, which is actually considered a country of its own. Since we were ...

A major US volcano situated close to Oregon is showing signs of erupting imminently according to several scientists ...

THE eruption of Mount Vesuvius nearly 2,000 years ago is largely considered to be one of the worst in history – incinerating or suffocating thousands of people living at the base of it. And ...

Credit: Archaeological Park of Pompeii Archaeologists have unearthed heartbreaking evidence of a family's last-ditch attempts to flee from the incoming destruction during the eruption of Mount ...

Guido Giordano, a volcanic geologist at Roma Tre University in Rome, and his colleagues propose that a super-heated ash cloud might have been the first wave of destruction from the eruption.

Mount Vesuvius blew its top in 79 CE, burying Pompeii ... volcano, burying the surrounding land and villages, according to the 2006 study. It served as an eerie precursor to the Roman-era eruption ...

More than 90 artefacts from the lost city of Pompeii are set to go on show ... Roman city before and after it was destroyed by a volcanic eruption. The tragic story of Pompeii, the Roman city ...