A mud eruption in Sidoarjo in Indonesia, sometimes known as Lusi, took place in 2006 and it continues to erupt, Manga said. The ongoing eruptions have displaced more than 40,000 people, according to ...

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In a recent dive into ancient history, Steven Tuck, a professor of History at Miami University, has shed new light on one of antiquity's most infamous disasters—the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. His ...

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A new analysis of wool clothing on human remains from Pompeii is reviving the debate over what the weather was like when Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 CE. The findings hint that the city may not have ...

Scientists uncovered predates the Roman invasion of the city which was destroyed in 79 AD when it was blanketed by lava from a Mount Vesuvius eruption, researchers say it's the ash which preserved ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scientists uncovered predates the Roman invasion of the city which was destroyed in 79 AD when it was blanketed by lava from a ...

Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe is offering free snowboarding educational activities for kids ages 4 to 7 on Sunday, Jan. 11. The Learn to Snowboard Day runs from 9:30 a.m. to noon near the Main Lodge at the Learn ...

Headlines from the Jan. 6, 1926, front page include: A1 Article from Jan 6, 1926 St. Louis Post-Dispatch (St. Louis, Missouri) Headlines from the Jan. 27, 1926, front page include: Hundreds showed up ...

Archaeologists unearthed a fresco depicting a peahen that mirrors a peacock found on another part of the same wall. Archaeological Park of Pompeii When Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 C.E., ash and ...

The eruption of Vesuvius in A.D. 79 was the gravest natural disaster to strike Italy during the peak of the Roman Empire, killing more than a thousand people in nearby Pompeii and Herculaneum. Pliny ...