One typical day in the year 79 CE, life as usual for the residents of Pompeii came to an abrupt end. Suddenly, Mount Vesuvius erupted in a catastrophic volcanic explosion, spewing a massive mushroom ...

John Long/The ConversationThe emergence of four-legged animals known as tetrapods was a key step in the evolution of many species today – including humans.Our new discovery, published today in Nature, ...