A rare sequence of heating and cooling triggered the chain of chemical reactions that turn organic material into glass.

Archaeologists in Pompeii have unearthed a rare depiction of initiation rites into a secret female cult that centred on ...

It was a surprising discovery when scientists examining the remains of a man who died in bed in the ancient city of ...

Black History Month is a time to celebrate the achievements of people of color who are making a difference in so many ways.

Pompeii [is] an extraordinary testimony ... pine' rose from the volcano and made the towns around it as black as night. People ran for their lives with torches, screaming and some wept as rain ...

Local museum has historical black women from Arkansas for black history month ...

Archaeologists and volcanologists have proven that the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius turned a young man's brain into glass.

The eruption of Mount Vesuvius 2,000 years ago turned a victim’s brain tissue into glass. Scientists say they have figured ...

Scientists made the surprise discovery while examining the body of a man who was killed in the ancient city of Herculaneum ...

The volcanic eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD that buried the Italian city of Pompeii, with its inhabitants suffering a deadly ...

Learn how one victim of the A.D. 79 Mt. Vesuvius eruption experienced a singular set of tragic circumstances.