Scientists monitor hundreds of active volcanoes worldwide, but a select few stand out as especially dangerous due to their size, location, eruption ...

Vesuvius shaped life in the Bay of Naples for millennia. Its history and civil protection plans show how communities balance ...

The volcano near Naples is shaking the ground in a way that scientists say it hasn't for centuries, posing risks for hundreds ...

While volcanoes play an important role in shaping landscapes and enriching soil, their destructive power far outweighs their ...

A dormant volcano is a volcano that is not currently erupting but is not extinct either. This typically means it still has ...

A new study shows how the Roman Temple of Venus in volcanic Italy survived 2,000 years with advanced mortars, bricks, and volcanic materials.

Which Italian city is the better choice for your visit? Both Naples and Rome have a lot to offer tourists, but the answer ...

The latest scroll to emerge from the ash of Vesuvius does not tidy up Stoicism so much as complicate it, by setting a rival ...

Volcanoes, with their sheer power and captivating beauty, have mesmerized the human imagination for centuries. These ...

It wasn’t until the 18th century that Pompeii and the nearby city of Herculaneum were unearthed with ancient artifacts, ...