World
Food stall unearthed at Italy's Pompeii reveals new clues about snacking habits of ancient Romans
The ornate snack bar counter, decorated with polychrome patterns and frozen by volcanic ash, was partially exhumed last year but archaeologists extended work on the site to reveal it completely
Life
'Invisible' blue found in Roman-era mummy portraits
Scientists have discovered that Roman-era Egyptian mummy portraits used the pigment Egyptian blue.