Vesuvius violently erupted, shooting superhot gas, ash, and molten rock 20 miles up into the stratosphere. The people in Herculaneum were able to see the eruption and tried to escape.

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MILAN — The eruption of Mount Vesuvius turned an incinerated victim’s brain material into glass, the first time scientists have verified the phenomenon from a volcanic blast, officials at the ...

Archaeologists have revitalized a Roman flower garden in Pompeii that survived an earthquake in 62 A.D. before being buried ...

The eruption ended in 24 hours: Around midday on August 24th in the year 79, Mount Vesuvius began to erupt. First, it blasted pumice stones high into the air. These stones fell like rain for about ...

Mount Vesuvius and the Gulf of Naples in Italy, pictured on Feb. 24. The volcano's eruption in A.D. 79 turned the remains of one victim’s brain into glass, Italian researchers say.

During the height of Mount Vesuvius' eruption, Pliny the Elder sent boats to rescue survivors from the beach at Herculaneum, which lies northwest of Pompeii and almost due west of the volcano.

Skeletal remains of a man who died in the Mt. Vesuvius eruption 2000 years ago were found in October. LightRocket via Getty Images “The last moments here were instantaneous, but terrible ...

Mount Vesuvius, one of the world’s most infamous volcanoes, last erupted over 70 years ago, but what if it erupted again in 2021? This video explores the potential devastation and wide-reaching ...

The Vesuvius national park authority in Naples, Italy, has announced it will be closing access to the live volcano on Saturday, ahead of Napoli’s potential title-winning game on Sunday.

The Vesuvius national park authority in Naples, Italy, has announced it will be closing access to the live volcano on Saturday, ahead of Napoli’s potential title-winning game on Sunday.