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DNA analysis of Pompeii victims rewrites the history of the 2,000-year-old tragic volcanic eruption
New DNA analysis of Pompeii victims reveals that many assumed family relationships based on proximi…
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A 21-year-old won $40,000 for using AI to read the first word on a 2,000-year-old papyrus scroll buried by Mount Vesuvius
A 21-year-old undergrad won $40,000 as part of the Vesuvius Challenge by reading the first word in …
Jenny McGrath
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An American tourist fell into Mount Vesuvius after he climbed a forbidden path to take a selfie atop the volcano
The Volcano was dormant until 79 AD when it infamously erupted and caked ancient cities like Pompei…
Azmi Haroun
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A gravestone inscription reveals how a former slave of Pompeii worked his way up become a high-ranking priest
The tomb of Marcus Venerius Secundio, which was discovered this week, lists his many achievements a…
Sophia Ankel
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The skeleton of a Roman 'vaporized' just steps from the sea as he fled the Mount Vesuvius eruption in 79 AD, found by archaeologists
Archaeologists discovered the skeletal remains of a man killed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in…
Alia Shoaib
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Observing Earth From Space Gave Us This Breathtaking View Of Mount Vesuvius
The voting began in early December with a collection of 20 satellite images, including aerial views…
Dina Spector
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British tourist apologizes after carving initials into an ancient Pompeii home
A 37-year-old man, who has not been named, used a blunt object to make five engravings on a house i…
Lauren Edmonds
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3 students won $700,000 for using AI to translate 2 tweets worth of text from previously unreadable ancient scrolls
The Herculaneum papyrus scrolls, preserved by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius, could "completely rewri…
Lakshmi Varanasi
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Elon Musk wants to get in on the action to decipher 2,000-year-old papyrus scrolls
The billionaire suggested in an X post that he would contribute funds from the Musk Foundation to h…
Beatrice Nolan
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AI helps researchers win $700k by decoding contents of 2000-year-old Roman scroll!
While many know the tragedy of Pompeii, Vesuvius also consumed nearby Roman cities, including the a…
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A former SpaceX intern and 2 other students won $700,000 for deciphering a 2,000-year-old papyrus scroll using AI. Here's what it said.
Students unlocked the ancient secrets of the Herculaneum Scrolls with AI technology and won a grand…
Beatrice Nolan
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Pompeii 'curse' myth: Tourist returns stones stolen from ancient city with letter saying she has since been diagnosed with breast cancer
A woman diagnosed with breast cancer after taking artifacts from Pompeii, Italy, referenced a myth …
Rebecca Rommen
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Pompeii find reveals the secrets of life as a slave in Ancient Rome, frozen in time for almost 2,000 years by volcanic eruption
Archaeologists discovered a small bedroom used by slaves in a dig near the Roman city of Pompeii, I…
Rebecca Rommen
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7 times a total solar eclipse revolutionized science
A total solar eclipse made Einstein and his theory of relativity world famous. That's not the only …
Jenny McGrath
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Pompeii, known for its 'fast-food,' found to have had kitchen shrines, dozens of bakeries, and an ode to pizza
In new excavations, archeologists found Pompeii had an industrial bakery, and frescoes, one of whic…
Sebastian Cahill
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A man known for climbing tall buildings has died from an apparent fall off of a Hong Kong skyscraper, local authorities say
Before his death, Remi Lucidi was last seen knocking on the 68th floor of Hong Kong's Tregunter Tow…
Mikhaila Friel
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Scientists fully sequenced DNA of a man who died at Pompeii and found he may have had a disease that hindered his escape
Mount Vesuvius erupted nearly 2,000 years ago, burying Pompeii in volcanic ash. Researchers are now…
Paola Rosa-Aquino
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An Italian pastry chef built his version of the 'Lord of the Rings' Shire and has been living like a real-life hobbit for 3 years
Nicolas Gentile, 37, made a 180-mile trek to Mount Vesuvius with eight friends last month, where he…
Cheryl Teh
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Astonishing images of Roman slave quarters in Pompeii frozen in time for almost 2,000 years by volcanic eruption
The director of Pompeii's archaeological park said the find was a "window into the precarious reali…
Bethany Dawson
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The eerie remains of a master and slave frozen in time unearthed in the Roman city of Pompeii
The two bodies, thought to be of a wealthy man and a manual laborer, were killed in the huge volcan…