The exhibition “En Route” at the Vatican Apostolic Library features historical artefacts and contemporary artistic interpretations.

A breakthrough out of the Vesuvius Challenge builds on past efforts to virtually “unroll” fragile papyrus documents ...

Scientists are leveraging a combination of artificial intelligence and X-rays to begin unraveling the mystery of the charred ...

Researchers have generated an image of text from inside a scroll that was buried in volcanic ash with the ancient city of ...

Italy's Phlegraean Fields is a hotspot of volcanic activity—an ever-shifting landscape pocketed with acidic hot springs. This ...

Scientists use artificial intelligence and human expertise to decipher ancient scrolls charred by the volcanic eruption of ...

Ancient scrolls charred by a volcanic eruption 2,000 years ago may finally be starting to reveal their secrets.

Archaeologists discovered Bronze Age footprints near Pompeii, showing people and animals fleeing a Vesuvius eruption some 4,000 years ago.