Below the Clouds” and Werner Herzog’s “Ghost Elephants” offer thrilling but troubled visions of a world in environmental flux.

New evidence from Pompeii suggests Mount Vesuvius erupted in autumn, not summer. Victims wore thick wool clothing, better suited for cooler weather. This detail, along with other findings, reshapes ...

Advanced imaging technology has revealed 79 new pieces of graffiti on a wall in the city's theater district. Until now, these inscriptions had been too faint for the human eye to see ...

Walk through the ancient ruins of Pompeii and uncover the fascinating story of a Roman city preserved by volcanic ash. #Pompeii #AncientHistory #RomanRuins #WorldHeritage JD Tuccille: Embarrassed ...

Amid the remains of a sumptuous villa near Pompeii, the hard-hatted conservationist scraped away centuries-old ash to reveal a vibrant red fresco.

Chemical records preserved in Pompeii’s public baths show how polluted well water shaped Roman bathing before aqueducts arrived.

The Vatican has announced that Pope Leo XIV will travel up and down the Italian peninsula over the next few months. In May, he will visit ground zero of Europe’s immigration drama, the ...

While Catholics in the United States typically receive a visible cross of ashes traced on their foreheads, that is not the universal practice across the Catholic Church. In many parts of the world – ...