A Neopolitan once told me they look death in the eye every day. They were, of course, referring to Mount Vesuvius, the ancient, still active volcano that looms ominously over the charming yet ...

Pompeii: Inside a Lost City at the National Museum of Australia depicts life in the flourishing Roman city of Pompeii before ...

Ten years ago, scientists discovered ancient hunting camps beneath the lake. Now, DNA samples from a submerged peat bog could ...