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

New DNA analysis of skeletal remains from Pompeii reveals that victims of Vesuvius’s eruption have been wrongly identified.

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 ...

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

Scientists extracted DNA from highly fragmented skeletal remains in 14 of the 86 famous plaster casts of the eruption's ...

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

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

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

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

Bronze Age civilization along the Indus River offers insights into the DNA origin of Indians and reshaping early regional ...

DNA commodification is no longer a future concern; it’s a present reality. Beyond charging users for their services, some ...