Two thousand years on, scholars still don’t agree on the day the destruction of Pompeii began. Two new studies only fan the fire. Two thousand years on, scholars still don’t agree on the day the ...

Italy is one of the few countries in Europe where millions of people live in the shadow of active volcanoes. For many residents and foreign buyers, the appeal of living near an Italian volcano is ...

“Today the volcano is quite calm,” says Paola Petrosino, as smoky wisps of water vapour seep from rocks behind her. “It’s in a phase of dormancy but it’s active.” We’re inside Vesuvius National Park, ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. LONDON (AP) — Scientists hope a mix of ...

The photos were taken by Sophie Adenot, a French astronaut with the European Space Agency. Mount Vesuvius is one of Europe's most dangerous active volcanoes, famous for burying Pompeii in ash. The ...