Analysis of ancient DNA from the ashen casts of Pompeii victims changes presumed relationships between them, and reveals the ...

Alissa Mittnik from the Max Planck Institute in Germany studied new DNA evidence from the Pompeii victims, disproving past ...

When Mount Vesuvius erupted in AD 79, it wiped multiple Roman towns off the map — but it also froze them in time. Ash raining ...

Nearly 4 million people visited the ruins of the Roman city of Pompeii in 2023, a third more than the previous year.

Some of the most famous and best-preserved dinosaur fossils were thought to have been suspended in time due to a massive ...

Two famous victims of the volcanic eruption that devastated Pompeii 2,000 years ago, long thought to be women and dubbed the “Two Maidens”, may have in fact been a heterosexual couple ...

An ancient-DNA analysis of victims in Pompeii who died in Mount Vesuvius' eruption reveals some unusual relations between the people who died together.

Genetic research on the bones within Pompeii victims’ casts shed light on the multiethnic society of the city and on the ...

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The move follows other European tourist hotspots, including cities like Barcelona and Venice, which have taken steps to tackle overtourism.