"The implications of our multidisciplinary study are huge," said study lead author and anthropologist professor Tim Thompson.

The volcano erupted today, April 22, with lava fountains reaching up to 200 meters from the Halemaʻumaʻu crater. This is the 18th eruptive episode since December, and so far the activity remains ...

Unusual rocks on an Icelandic beach were dropped there by icebergs, adding to evidence that an unusually cool period preceded ...

A wine shop sign in the ruins of the ancient Roman city Herculaneum’s main street. The sign tells viewers to 'come to the sign of the bowls' (ad cucumas). Some of the wines also have vintage dates.

These elaborate costumes, imitations of Roman soldiers, are part of a cherished Easter celebration dating back 350 years in ...

The passage of time has done nothing to diminish Pompeii's capacity to shock. With ossified bodies and filthy paintings ...

Austin has welcomed an exciting array of restaurants into the dining fold over the last year or so. See where they are on ...

Pliny the Elder’s 37 volume Naturalis Historia is the largest single work to have survived from the Roman Empire. It includes ...

A new series of Great British Railway Journeys, following Michael Portillo as he travels the country by train, is coming soon. The popular television show will shine a light on Cumbria.

The Plague of Justinian, which affected the Eastern Roman Empire in the 540s ... event is unclear – some think it was triggered by volcanoes, others by fragments of a comet striking Earth.

These elaborate costumes, imitations of Roman soldiers, are part of a cherished ... which sits pressed up next to Mexico’s active Popocatépetl volcano, prepare for months for the three-day ...