It was the violent profitability of slavery as an exploitative labor system that allowed for the region to prosper, the study demonstrates.

New research shows that elevation changes and earthquakes in Italy's Campi Flegrei volcanic area are caused by rising pressure in a geothermal reservoir -- not magma or its gases, as commonly thought.

Archaeologists have uncovered the final moments of a family in Pompeii during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE, ...

IT was an ordinary day when Mount Vesuvius plastered nearby towns in thick volcanic ash 2,000 years ago. A treasure trove of objects was buried, each giving an insight into the lives people led.

A volcano that has not erupted in 250,000 years has shown signs of returning to life. Scientists warned that an eruption ...

According to the study, the family attempted to lock themselves in a room, using a bed wedged against the door to barricade ...

Roman Signer takes his furniture on wild journeys. He plays with fire, simulates landslides and sends tables soaring into the ...