New DNA analysis of skeletal remains in Pompeii is challenging long-held beliefs about the city’s ancient population. By revealing genetic links to populations in Rome and the eastern Mediterranean, the study paints Pompeii as a diverse, bustling hub in the Roman Empire, reshaping our understanding of its people and their connections across the ancient world.
On Monday, February 5, 2024, three researchers were awarded a $700,000 prize for employing artificial intelligence to decipher a 2 000-year-old scroll that was charred in the Mount Vesuvius eruption, marking a significant advancement in the field of historical document restoration.
Hundreds of tourists and residents living near Italy's Mount Vesuvius have been evacuated for the second time in a week as firefighters battle numerous separate blazes on the slopes of the volcano. The fires are believed to have been started by arsonists and are…
Researchers from the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV), the University of Naples Federico II and the National Research Council have discovered six undersea volcanic structures in the Gulf of Naples, near Mount Vesuvius in Italy. The structures…
