When Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 C.E., roughly 2,000 people were trapped in the ancient city of Pompeii. The victims who ...

Ceramic artifacts and a bread oven made from repurposed materials show how survivors of the Mount Vesuvius eruption returned ...

Italian firefighters and the army on Sunday tackled a wildfire on the flanks of Mount Vesuvius​, with all hiking routes up ...

Hiking trails on Italy's Mount Vesuvius have been closed to the public as firefighters battle a massive blaze that erupted ...

A large wildfire burning on the slopes of Mount Vesuvius near Naples has caused alarm after the flames were mistaken for a ...

A deadly ash cloud preserved the man's brain as glass for thousands of years.

Archaeologists have discovered new evidence indicating the reoccupation of Pompeii following the 79 A.D. eruption of Mount ...

Archaeologists believe survivors were joined by others looking for a place to settle and hoping to find valuable items left ...

Italian firefighters on Sunday tackled a wildfire on the flanks of Mount Vesuvius, with all hiking routes up the volcano near ...

AT LEAST one person has died as terrifying wildfires sweep across Greece and spread through Europe. Up to 16,000 acres of ...

The area around Mount St. Helens is largely uninhabited. But Mount Vesuvius stands within the Naples megalopolis of 5 million inhabitants. Keeping tabs on it is a matter of massive life and death.

A large-scale fire has hit Mount Vesuvius, prompting authorities to declare a nationwide civil defense deployment.