Modern life makes us tired, right? But research from societies in Africa and South America suggests people in the ancient world slept only 6.5 hours a night.

Greek island Santorini was hit by a number of strong earthquakes earlier this year which put its tourist season in jeopardy, ...

THE activity of Vesuvius, incessant for some time past, has culminated in an eruption which, making every allowance for newspaper exaggeration, stands in the foremost rank of historic eruptions ...

Investigators making the shocking find saw that the remains had dark substances inside the cavity that resembled obsidian.

The victim, who was crushed by an enormous stone while trying to escape, is the latest in a series of discoveries at a previously unexcavated Pompeii site.