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

Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Ancient DNA has revealed ...

Drawing on multiple studies demonstrating that it is possible to retrieve DNA from both human and animal remains in Pompeii, ...

In 79 A.D., a volcanic eruption engulfed a town’s residents. They weren’t all who scientists thought, newly extracted genetic ...

In mere minutes, the giant cloud of ash and gases killed an estimated 2,000 people, many of whom were unearthed more than a ...

历史的真实性从来都受到质疑，但是，如果采用科学证据，如DNA鉴定，就有可能还原更真实的历史。现在庞贝人的DNA就在改写新的历史叙事。庞贝古城（Pompeii）是亚平宁半岛（意大利）西南角坎帕尼亚地区一座古城，距罗马约240千米，位于意大利南部那不勒斯 ...

People have long projected stories onto the poignant casts of Pompeii’s victims. A new study uses ancient DNA analysis to ...

A study published Thursday retold some famous stories about Pompeii citizens before they died from the eruption of Mount ...

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

Ancient DNA taken from the Pompeii victims of Mount Vesuvius' eruption nearly 2,000 years ago reveals that some people's ...

Bits of human bone recovered from Pompeii, Italy, have yielded DNA from people who died during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius — and the genetic data are challenging old assumptions about the ...

In the ruins of Pompeii, visitors aren’t only able to see the houses, frescos and artifacts of the ancient city’s people.