In 79 AD, Italy’s Mount Vesuvius exploded, raining ash and volcanic debris down on the city of Pompeii and its tens of thousands of residents. In mere minutes, the giant cloud of ash and gases ...

But new DNA evidence shows that many of those stories ... The new discoveries will help researchers better understand not just Pompeii but also gender and migration in the Roman Empire.

These are among the new finds being turned up at the Pompeii Archaeological Park ... It's all emerging evidence, leading us somewhere, but we don't know where that journey goes." ...

Ten years ago, scientists discovered ancient hunting camps beneath the lake. Now, DNA samples from a submerged peat bog could ...

One of the oldest known cases of the 'Black Death' plague has been uncovered in the ancient DNA ... new clues as to how the deadly plagued first spread west and provides 'molecular evidence ...

Stunning discoveries and fresh breakthroughs in DNA analysis are changing our understanding of our own evolution and offering a new picture of the "other humans" that our ancestors met across ...

New research suggests modern ... of "ecological flexibility" Sarah Kuta DNA extracted from 57 individuals buried in a 2,000-year-old cemetery provides evidence of a "matrilocal" community in ...

People from Britain or Ireland may have reached the remote Faroe Islands before the Vikings, according to new evidence ... historical accounts and DNA evidence from people living on the islands ...