Pompeii - On August 24th, 79 AD, the volcano Vesuvius erupted along the west coast of what we now call Italy. Among the casualties of that event was the middle-class port town of Pompeii. In the course of a few days the city went from a bustling metropolis to a time-capsule of ancient Roman life, buried under dozens of feet of volcanic ash, and not seen again until modern times >Full Story

Up a Well - If a person is in a deep well in the daytime and he looks straight up will he be able to see the stars? >Full Story - Have a question? Click here to send it to us.