The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD buried Pompeii and Herculaneum, preserving Roman life in ash. Recent discoveries, ...

The Swedish Institute, in partnership with the Nationalmuseum, is honoring Louis-Jean Desprez (1743-1804) as part of its new ...

IT was an ordinary day when Mount Vesuvius plastered nearby towns in thick volcanic ash 2,000 years ago. A treasure trove of objects was buried, each giving an insight into the lives people led.

A tour van collided with a pickup truck near Yellowstone National Park and both erupted in flames, killing seven people. The ...

Born Ruth Ann Buzzi on July 24, 1936, in Westerly, Rhode Island, she was the daughter of Angelo Buzzi, a nationally known ...

AstroDay 2025 is returning to this weekend for another fun-filled day of activities exploring the wonders of space and ...

Turn scrap wood or a shoebox into a birdhouse, perfect for the summer. A hands-on family project that sparks creativity and ...

Good morning! Let's play Connections, the NYT's clever word game that challenges you to group answers in various categories.

Marci Sketch came to Aspen for a summer of love with her future husband and never left. Now, after 30 years at Aspen Country Day School, the longtime drama teacher is retiring May 30 to begin a new ...

Life on Mars could have thrived near active volcanoes and an ancient mile-deep lake — Strange sphere-studded rock on Mars found by NASA's Perseverance rover — 'Poppy seeds' and 'leopard spots ...

Scientists provided an update Thursday on the chances of an eruption of the Mount Spurr volcano in Alaska, a situation being closely monitored by officials in Anchorage, the state’s largest city.

While seismic activity is still elevated, the Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO) said Thursday that it detected 60 to 80 earthquakes per week under Mount Spurr in the last month, a rate lower than ...