A HUNK of dark-coloured glass found inside the skull of an individual who died during the Mount Vesuvius eruption may actually be a fossilised brain, researchers have revealed. Glass rarely forms ...

An eruption in A.D. 726 reportedly caused the sea to boil and sent pumice chunks flying 250 miles (400 kilometers) away. The volcano has been causing disturbances for a long time: A 2024 study ...