Excavations in Pompeii revealed that four people, including a child, tried to seek shelter from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius by barricading themselves in a bedroom.

A scattering of pock marks on Pompeii’s city walls may prove a mythological “super weapon” may have been real after all.

The shrine, known as a lararium, is surrounded by well-preserved paintings and murals depicting animals, deities, and more.

Pompeii, the city which was buried under several feet of volcanic ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79AD, continues to unveil new secrets. Now, a new study into recent excavations at ...

St. Louis Science Center Special Exhibitions Manager Kaylia Eskew shared what to expect artifacts and experience to expect from the Pompeii exhibit opening on May 16, 2025. Video by Allie Schallert, ...

Nearly a mile deep, the Pacific Ocean volcano known as Axial Seamount is drawing increasing scrutiny from scientists who only ...

According to the study, the family attempted to lock themselves in a room, using a bed wedged against the door to barricade themselves as volcanic debris poured in.

Towering above the Bay of Naples, Mount Vesuvius looks peaceful—but not in tilt-shift! This ambient video reimagines the volcano, its crater, and the landscape below in a surreal, toy-like scale.

On Vices was written by a by Philodemus, a Greek philosopher who lived at Pompeii nearly 200 years before its eruption.