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

The results, published Nov. 7 in Current Biology, reveal that some of the stories told for decades about the individuals’ ...

Analysis of ancient DNA from the ashen casts of Pompeii victims changes presumed relationships between them, and reveals the ...

Researchers have studied the DNA preserved in the skeletal remains of Pompeii volcanic eruption victims. In 79 CE, the ...

DNA analysis at Pompeii did more than challenge assumptions about family ties; it also revealed the diverse ancestry of ...

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

In 79 CE, the active volcanic system in southern Italy known as Somma-Vesuvius erupted, burying the small Roman town of ...

Shocking DNA evidence finds that the identities of bodies at Pompeii are completely different than what scientists have ...

New DNA evidence from the ruins of the ancient city of Pompeii reveal that many of the presumptuous narratives about the ...

Genetic analysis of five individuals preserved as plaster casts in the ruins of Pompeii contradicts established beliefs about ...

Researchers have been examining 14 casts undergoing restoration by extracting DNA from the skeletal fragments mixed within ...

Plaster casts made of victims' bodies appeared to show a mother holding a child and women embracing - but new research has ...