Pliny the Younger described the ground shaking as Mount Vesuvius exploded in fury. That eruption devastated Pompeii.

Like an increasing number of national parks in the United States, Mount Vesuvius has begun rationing access with a quota system. The system has had some problems.

Today, Pompeii is famous for being the site of a natural disaster—the deadly 79 C.E. eruption of Mount Vesuvius, which left the ancient city frozen in time. But before the volcano unleashed its ...

Plaster body casts of victims killed by toxic fumes during eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D. The famous eruption entombed Pompeii and Herculaneum, where glass-like remains were found inside a ...

On March 17, 1944, Mount Vesuvius erupted. For more than a week it hurled rock, spewed gases and sent an 8-foot wall of lava rolling down the mountainside. “The sound was exactly like artillery ...

An expert said there could be more scrolls out there as artificial intelligence and other new technology helps to decipher ...

Mount Vesuvius is one of the most studied and dangerous volcanoes in the world due to the high population density of 700,000 people in its surrounding areas. It can be seen here in Napoli, Italy ...

The exhibition includes a recreation of Mount Vesuvius' eruption in 79 C.E. National Museum of Australia Today, Pompeii is famous for being the site of a natural disaster—the deadly 79 C.E ...

(CNN) — An American tourist fell into the crater of Mount Vesuvius in an attempt to retrieve his mobile phone at the weekend, Italian police told CNN on Monday. The 23-year-old man from ...