The eruption of Vesuvius in A.D. 79 was the gravest natural disaster to strike Italy during the peak of the Roman Empire, killing more than a thousand people in nearby Pompeii and Herculaneum. Pliny ...

Pompeii is a city frozen in time and shows us exactly how the Romans really lived. Buried by volcanic ash and debris from the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. best new children's books It’s often said that we’re living in a Golden Age of children’s literature. There are 10,000 or so new ...

Before the Romans captured Pompeii, the famous town was run by the Samnite people – and a dip in their public baths might ...

The project, described by Pompeii officials as Bruits de couloir (“corridor whispers”), used Reflectance Transformation Imaging (RTI), a computational photography technique that photographs a surface ...

Hygienic conditions were poor in the city's older bathing facilities, a new study reveals. The analysis sheds light on ...

Pelican Publishing announces a new early reader by New Iberia artist Paul Schexnayder, bringing Cajun folklore and Louisiana swamps to young readers.

A Texas A&M graduate has authored a children's book called "My 12 Aggie Friends" that celebrates the university's traditions through the story of a birthday party.

Archaeologists in Italy have made a stunning discovery that adds to our understanding of ancient Roman life. Subscribe to our newsletter for more travel news! In the suburbs of the legendary city of ...

Warning: Spoilers below for Stranger Things 5, Volume 2. In the new batch of Stranger Things episodes released by Netflix, Max and Holly navigate the memories of Henry, eventually following the ...

Two US soldiers injured in Venezuela raid recovering at San Antonio military medical center With the penny going away, what should you do with the ones in your coin jar? Chevron’s stock falls as the ...

A Rockland County man is sharing a message of faith through a new children’s book inspired by his so's birth. Fairoze Edoo, of Stony Point, wrote “The Day God Sent Me to You” earlier this year and was ...