JOIN Marella Discovery 2’s Aegean Gems cruise – and you’ll soon be ready to do a PHD in ancient history and Greek mythology.

Looking for some Activities to add to your Nimes, France itinerary? There are plenty of things to do, depending on your time ...

About 12 million years ago, huge herds of rhinos roamed the lands of North America. There was a long-standing mystery around ...

Volcanic eruption from 12 million years ago preserves a snapshot of extinct animal life. Rhinos that once roamed much of ...

An estimated 20,000 people lived in Pompeii and approximately 5,000 people resided in ... Since the 79 C.E. eruption preserved the ancient city for hundreds of years, researchers have been able to get ...

There's still a lot left to learn when it comes to ancient history, and scientists are still finding locations long since ...

2. Whole loaves of bread were preserved at Pompeii Speaking on Radio 4's The Food Programme, "Modernist Bread" author Nathan Myhrvold delves into the history of the loaf. He describes how ...

Tours tend to set off when enough people have gathered ... but it’s much quieter than Pompeii. Herculaneum is also much better preserved and many of the buildings still have their upper storey intact.

The ancient Romans were unaware of the massive danger posed by a volcano in their midst, so when Mount Vesuvius erupted in ...

We found compelling evidence of preserved, or potentially even increased emotional empathy in people with Alzheimer's disease, compared to people in earlier stages of cognitive decline.

Just like the aging of a fine wine, the domestication of grapevines throughout Italy was a pretty slow process. One of the ...