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Nearly 2,000 years ago, the erupting Mt. Vesuvius covered the bustling Roman metropolis in volcanic ash. Archaeologists are still uncovering buried portions of the city, piecing together a tantalizing puzzle about life before the disaster.
One famed Egyptologist tells CBS News he believes there's "something important underneath the corridor," as the 4,500-year-old pyramid clings to its secrets.
Fish and animal bones were found in the bowls, alongside evidence of beer drinking, the U.S.-Italian team said.
The remains of a British ship that set sail years before Columbus were discovered two decades ago in a south Wales riverbank. After 20 years of painstaking restoration, archaeologists have started to reassemble the 15th-century wreck. With almost 2,500 pieces, it has been called the world's largest 3D puzzle. The BBC's Tomos Morgan has the story on the Newport Ship Conservation Project.
The mummy of an ancient Egyptian named Hekashepes represents two remarkable firsts, but it wasn't the lead scientist's favorite discovery at Saqqara this week.
Anne d'Alegre's teeth "shows that she went through a lot of stress," the researcher said, adding she hopes that the research "goes a little way towards rehabilitating her."
"We have discovered more than a thousand burial sites before in Luxor, but this is the first time we find one from the 13th Dynasty," said antiquities official Dr. Fathy Yaseen.
The 60 pieces of art and artifacts include a fresco of Hercules and a drinking chalice some 2,600 years old.
One official says the house, likely owned by freed slaves-turned wine merchants, offers a unique snapshot of Roman society in the year 79 AD.
A set of bones and artifacts from one tomb was dated back to the second century, one researcher said.
"These artifacts haven't seen daylight in more than 1,300 years," one archaeologist said. "To be the first person to actually see it – it's just indescribable."
A momentous discovery in South Africa could turn our understanding of human history on its head.
A portion of the tunnel was found to be submerged under the waters of the Mediterranean Sea.
The excavation revealed the largest deposit of bronze statues from the Etruscan and Roman age ever discovered in Italy.
The comb bears what is likely the oldest known full sentence in Canaanite alphabetical script, researchers said.
Tayasal was the last Mayan city to yield to the Spanish conquest in 1697, a century after Europeans entered the western highlands of what is now Guatemala.
The head of Syria's antiquities ministry says the stunning mosaic includes scenes from the Trojan War and the mythical battle with the Amazons.
One organizer behind the campaign predicts Britons will no longer tolerate "such cultural violence represented in their own museums."
The jawbone likely belonged to a prehistoric Native American man who was middle to older age, officials said.
The researchers came across the remains of a woman with a sickle around her neck and a triangular padlock on her foot.
Historians estimate that more than 20,000 soldiers were killed at Waterloo on June 18, 1815.
You can already visit - virtually - one of the 25 sites where Joseph, Mary and the baby Jesus are said to have stayed during their exile in Egypt.
The mummified children were about 1,000 to 1,200 years old, archaeologists said.
Deni Seymour says her discovery could rewrite the history of the Coronado Expedition.
President Trump said earlier Thursday he called off new military strikes on Iran, hours after threatening to escalate the war.
A photographer from the Reuters news outlet saw the apparent "86 47" markings from atop the Washington Monument.
Timothy Hudson, 16, is accused of sexually assaulting and killing Anna Kepner, his 18-year-old stepsister, while the family was on a cruise.
The signing of the memorandum or letter of intent would kick off 60 days of talks to negotiate details of an enduring U.S.-Iran agreement.
The Alabama Attorney General's Office petitioned the Supreme Court to reverse a federal judge's decision to permanently ban the state from putting Jeffrey Lee to death using nitrogen hypoxia.
Karmelo Anthony's mother Kala Hayes told CBS News that her son "didn't mean to hurt anyone" and "was defending himself" when he stabbed another student, Austin Metcalf.
The 2026 FIFA World Cup opening ceremony festivities got underway a little over an hour before the first kickoff in Mexico City's Estadio Azteca.
Jay Clayton is currently the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York.
Analysts are scrutinizing recent Chinese maritime operations near Scarborough Shoal, an uninhabited but strategically located atoll near the Philippine island of Luzon, U.S. officials said.
A mother has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging the chatbot's design led to her daughter's suicide.
A look at the features for this week's broadcast of the Emmy-winning program, hosted by Jane Pauley.
The signing of the memorandum or letter of intent would kick off 60 days of talks to negotiate details of an enduring U.S.-Iran agreement.
Timothy Hudson, 16, is accused of sexually assaulting and killing Anna Kepner, his 18-year-old stepsister, while the family was on a cruise.
The Alabama Attorney General's Office petitioned the Supreme Court to reverse a federal judge's decision to permanently ban the state from putting Jeffrey Lee to death using nitrogen hypoxia.
Although the five-week soccer tournament starting on Thursday is the largest sporting event ever, the U.S. economic gains are likely to be muted.
A surge in the Producer Price Index signals that businesses are paying more for goods and services, which could push up consumer costs.
GoPro cameras have enabled the adventurous to record images of their experiences for nearly 25 years. But the company is under extreme pressure from intensifying competition, rising costs and more.
According to a recent survey, 71% of U.S. public school teachers said they work at least one second job.
The iPhone was introduced in 2007, the same year the U.S. birth rate started to slide. The issues could be linked, a new analysis finds.
The signing of the memorandum or letter of intent would kick off 60 days of talks to negotiate details of an enduring U.S.-Iran agreement.
The Alabama Attorney General's Office petitioned the Supreme Court to reverse a federal judge's decision to permanently ban the state from putting Jeffrey Lee to death using nitrogen hypoxia.
A photographer from the Reuters news outlet saw the apparent "86 47" markings from atop the Washington Monument.
Jay Clayton is currently the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York.
Analysts are scrutinizing recent Chinese maritime operations near Scarborough Shoal, an uninhabited but strategically located atoll near the Philippine island of Luzon, U.S. officials said.
The FDA approved a new ingredient for sunscreen that's been in use in Europe for years. Dr. Jon LaPook has more details.
A sunscreen ingredient that's been available in Europe, Japan and South Korea for years has finally been approved by the FDA for sale in the U.S.
There's a new safety concern about doctors prescribing one experimental weight loss treatment, retatrutide, that hasn't even been FDA approved yet. Adam Yamaguchi reports.
Doctors are jumping the gun to prescribe a medication lacking FDA approval that has gone viral on social media. "Why are we waiting?" one physician asked.
Approved 20 years ago as a diabetes treatment, GLP-1 drugs have been found to help patients reduce weight, changing the lives of more than 30 million people in the U.S. But there also have been troubling side effects reported.
The signing of the memorandum or letter of intent would kick off 60 days of talks to negotiate details of an enduring U.S.-Iran agreement.
The 2026 FIFA World Cup opening ceremony festivities got underway a little over an hour before the first kickoff in Mexico City's Estadio Azteca.
Analysts are scrutinizing recent Chinese maritime operations near Scarborough Shoal, an uninhabited but strategically located atoll near the Philippine island of Luzon, U.S. officials said.
Four police officers were injured, including one who was taken to the hospital, authorities said.
U.K. Defense Secretary John Healey said the government's defense funding plan is not enough "at this dangerous time."
KISS' Paul Stanley says it's an honor to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame along with his band member Gene Simmons. "This is what the American dream is about," Simmons tells "CBS Mornings."
With matches being played in 11 cities across the U.S., Mexico and Canada, fans are getting three World Cup opening ceremonies.
Musician G Flip first rose to fame in Australia but has become a global star since their song "Bed of Fire" appeared in the series "Off Campus." They speak to "CBS Mornings" about how the song's popularity has impacted their music, family support and advice for young artists.
Amazon Books editorial director Sarah Gelman joins "CBS Mornings" to reveal Amazon's best books of the year so far and why they made the list.
Pope Leo XIV met with music superstar Bad Bunny in Spain as the pontiff continues his multi-city tour. CBS News' Chris Livesay reports.
A mother has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging the chatbot's design led to her daughter's suicide.
Many have watched recently released UFO videos, but most still think the government knows more than it is saying.
From labor shortages to environmental impacts, farmers are looking to AI to help revolutionize the agriculture industry. One California startup, Farm-ng, is tapping into the power of AI and robotics to perform a wide range of tasks, including seeding, weeding and harvesting.
Major tech players are racing to put AI on your face, literally, with smart glasses. Ziad Asghar, senior vice president and general manager of XR, Wearables and Personal AI for Qualcomm, joins CBS News to discuss.
The iPhone was introduced in 2007, the same year the U.S. birth rate started to slide. The issues could be linked, a new analysis finds.
The researchers saw many strange animals — many believed to be new to science — living off the whale carcasses.
NASA's Artemis III astronauts plan to carry out rendezvous and docking procedures with commercial moon landers being built by SpaceX and Blue Origin.
Great white sharks are classified as "critically endangered" in the Mediterranean Sea, and underwater sightings are incredibly rare.
The expected arrival of El Niño this summer could trigger another mass coral bleaching event, which would be the fifth on record, researchers said.
More than 5,300 years ago, Oetzi the Iceman was strolling through the Alps on the border of Austria and Italy when he was killed by an arrow in the back.
Timothy Hudson, 16, is accused of sexually assaulting and killing Anna Kepner, his 18-year-old stepsister, while the family was on a cruise.
The step-grandmother of Timothy Hudson, the 16-year-old stepbrother of Anna Kepner, who has been charged in her death and sexual assault, says Kepner's father and stepmother should be charged with parental neglect.
The Alabama Attorney General's Office petitioned the Supreme Court to reverse a federal judge's decision to permanently ban the state from putting Jeffrey Lee to death using nitrogen hypoxia.
Karmelo Anthony's mother Kala Hayes told CBS News that her son "didn't mean to hurt anyone" and "was defending himself" when he stabbed another student, Austin Metcalf.
Four police officers were injured, including one who was taken to the hospital, authorities said.
NASA's Jared Isaacman says the crew was selected solely based on their experience, expertise and availability for flight assignment.
NASA's Artemis III astronauts plan to carry out rendezvous and docking procedures with commercial moon landers being built by SpaceX and Blue Origin.
Out of an abundance of caution, NASA briefly directed five of the seven crew members aboard the International Space Station to wait inside the docked SpaceX Crew Dragon "Freedom" spacecraft.
Three solar flares burst from the sun this week, raising the chances of seeing the northern lights for people across the United States.
NASA officials said the $582 million MAVEN orbiter could not be recovered after a problem on the far side of Mars late last year, and that its extraordinarily successful mission was at an end.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
Summer is the time to enjoy live music, indoors and out. Scroll through our gallery of some of 2026's leading musical acts, featuring images by CBS News photojournalist Jake Barlow and photographers Ed Spinelli and Kirstine Walton.
Does the evidence show a cover-up, or was Todd Kendhammer wrongfully convicted for the murder of his wife?
Family seeks answers in death of newlywed who disappeared in 2005 while on Mediterranean honeymoon cruise.
Meet the tattooed beauty charged in the death of Google executive Forrest Hayes.
President Trump has promised a deal with Iran several times over the past two months. Margaret Brennan reports on what's included this time.
Hours after saying the U.S. would attack civilian infrastructure and even take over Iran's energy facilities, President Trump announced that a deal could be signed over the weekend and that the documents are in "pretty final shape." Caitlin Huey Burns reports on the potential deal to strike a deal.
CBS News executive producer Alvin Patrick was in attendance with his son as the New York Knicks pulled off the biggest comeback in NBA Finals history Thursday night, beating the San Antonio Spurs 107-106 to take a 3-1 series lead. Patrick joined Lindsey Reiser to recount the night.
The 2026 FIFA Men's World Cup is officially underway, with the first match kicking off on Thursday between Mexico and South Africa. Lori Lindsey, retired midfielder for the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team and "MLS on Apple TV" analyst, joins to discuss.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune is pushing back against President Trump's call to fire the Senate parliamentarian. Daniella Diaz, politics reporter for NOTUS, joins to explain. Then, Democratic strategist John McCarthy and former GOP Rep. Peter Meijer of Michigan join with analysis.