Scientists sampled tiny bone fragments sealed inside several Pompeii casts and tested DNA and isotopes to ask, and answer, ...

"I have found two or three rich guys, but I found a couple hundred middle class and even some desperately poor people who ...

At the entrance of a famous villa in Pompeii, researchers have excavated an ancient “waiting bench” where clients sat anticipating a meeting with the master of the house. The discovery suggests that ...

Archaeologists think the bench may have been used by visitors who came to meet with the villa's owner. Archaeological Park of Pompeii At the entrance of a famous villa in Pompeii, researchers have ...

A whole library’s worth of papyri owned by Julius Caesar’s father-in-law were turned to charcoal by the eruption of Vesuvius.

The Krasheninnikov Volcano has erupted in Russia after nearly 500 years of inactivity. NBC News’ Priya Sridhar explains the eruption, which occurred just days after ...

Mazelike and mesmerizingly slow, the Polish experimental composer’s new album nods to the sturdy rhythms and echoing space of 1990s post-rock. Save this story Save this story Piotr Kurek plays it ...

Immigration activist says unmarked ICE car rammed into his car ...

HOUSTON – New records from the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences are offering a clearer picture of the bodies that were recovered from the bayou so far this year. According to data reviewed ...

Some ancient societies in China and Southeast Asia appear to have smoke-dried their dead, effectively mummifying them thousands of years earlier than their Egyptian counterparts, new research has ...

HOUSTON — In the past three weeks, a series of bodies have been recovered from Houston-area bayous, sparking community concern, widespread speculation online, and calls for answers. Officials have ...

Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. Six hours before she collapsed from the heat in the South Florida ...