The San Pietro in Vincoli basilica in Rome is home to one of Michelangelo’s most famous works, the massive marble statue of Moses, as well as the purported chains that imprisoned the first pope.

Imagine a tornado spinning over an erupting supervolcano. The result would be catastrophic beyond comprehension. While such a collision is incredibly unlikely, exploring it reveals just how ...

Entering the World Baseball Classic, Team Italy manager Francisco Cervelli said his goal was to "put Italy on the map" as a ...

Sam Aldegheri, a native of Verona, Italy, took the mound and put on a show during the WBC pool play game against Brazil.

A 1775 design for a mechanical Mount Vesuvius eruption device has finally been built, recreating an eighteenth-century volcanic spectacle.

This love story will be buried in ash before nightfall. Gianfranco Rosi’s gorgeous black-and-white documentary “Pompei: Below ...

The numeraio Pasquale De Stefano’s handmade market signs are a dying breed of everyday beauty in a baroque city.

The world's largest acidic geyser has begun erupting again in Yellowstone after slumbering for over five years, the national ...

After the devastating 2009 earthquake, L’Aquila in Abruzzo rebuilds as a contemporary and historic arts center in time for its celebrations as Italy’s 2026 Capital of Culture.

Social media videos showed people running into the streets as bright orange flames and smoke spewed into the sky.

The Milan Cortina Olympics ended Sunday as the twin flames in co-host cities Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo were extinguished as part of a closing ceremony inside the ancient Verona Arena.

Most webcams used by the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory take a snapshot every few minutes to conserve bandwidth, but three webcams are currently “livestreaming” — meaning they transmit real-time ...