Catastrophic casting: Mount Vesuvius eruption victims feature in landmark Pompeii exhibition Casts of victims of Pompeii’s tragic destruction after Mount Vesuvius erupted in AD 79 are going on display ...

A new permanent exhibition has opened in Pompeii that shows plaster casts of people killed in the Mount Vesuvius eruption, frozen in their final moments ...

Pompeii restores ancient vines through a scientific project that reconnects the archaeological site with its historic farming ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Italian firefighters and the army on Sunday tackled a wildfire on the flanks of Mount Vesuvius, with all hiking routes up the ...

A wildfire has forced the closure of hiking paths on Mount Vesuvius, pictured here in 2024 Italian firefighters on Sunday tackled a wildfire on the flanks of Mount Vesuvius, with all hiking routes up ...

Nearly 2,000 years ago, Pliny the Younger described the ground shaking as Mount Vesuvius exploded in fury. That eruption devastated Pompeii. Now, new research is digging deeper into what really ...

When Mount Vesuvius erupted in A.D. 79, the volcano's molten rock, scorching debris and poisonous gases killed nearly 2,000 people in the nearby ancient Italian cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum. But ...

Italian firefighters and the army on Sunday tackled a wildfire on the flanks of Mount Vesuvius, with all hiking routes up the volcano near Naples closed to tourists. The national fire service said it ...