The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79 was one of the most deadly volcanic events in history. Now, scientists have revealed a minute-by-minute account of how the devastation unfolded.

HISTORIANS have mapped out a minute-by-minute account of the final moments in Pompeii as gas and ash transformed locals into glass. A staggering 16,000 people were buried during one of the ...

Set on a steep cliffside surrounded by terraced vineyards and terracotta-roofed buildings jutting out into the Gulf of ...