DNA evidence showed the four were male and not related to one another, clearly showing "the story that was long spun around ...

Now, using the contours of her skull as well as information in a DNA sample extracted from her skeleton, researchers have ...

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

Researchers have used ancient DNA to challenge long-held interpretations of the people of Pompeii. Contrary to physical appearances, the DNA evidence revealed unexpected variations in gender and ...

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

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

DNA evidence showed the four were male and not related to one another, clearly showing "the story that was long spun around these individuals" was wrong, Mittnik said. Researchers also confirmed ...

Some of the victims buried in Pompeii following the eruption of Mount Vesuvius have been wrongly identified, new evidence ...

In 79 AD, Italy’s Mount Vesuvius exploded, raining ash and volcanic debris down on the city of Pompeii and its tens of ...

A paper on 14 victims from Pompeii describes how DNA analysis shows a different story behind the relationships of the ...

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

The surprising identities of some of the doomed inhabitants of ancient Pompeii have been revealed by a new analysis of their ...