When a volcanic eruption buried the ancient city of Pompeii, the last desperate moments of its citizens were preserved in ...

New DNA evidence from Pompeii’s body casts reveals that traditional assumptions about residents’ relationships and origins ...

Researchers in Greece have spotted the ancient and critically endangered Greek lamprey fish species that has survived for 360 ...

Researchers have revealed the truth about Pompeii’s history and societal structure thanks to ancient DNA analyses.

After viruses infected our evolutionary ancestors, bits of viral DNA lodged themselves into their genomes—and we still carry ...

This week, uncover the secrets of Pompeii through ancient DNA, meet an adventurous emperor penguin, seek signs of mysterious ...

A new study— published in Current Biology by a team of researchers at Harvard University and the Archaeological Park of ...

Ancient DNA has revealed surprises about the identities of some people who perished in the ancient Roman town of Pompeii ...

A collaboration of scientists extracted DNA from the famed plaster casts of Pompeii, revealing new insights about the victims ...