Watch scientists descend into Mt. Vesuvius to find out how close the magma is to the surface - and whether it might erupt soon. | NOVA l PBS

Pompeii - August 24, 79 AD (Recreated with AI) On August 24, 79 AD, Mount Vesuvius erupted, devastating the city of Pompeii. Within hours, a thick layer of volcanic ash and pumice buried the city, trapping its people and preserving their final moments. The suffocating heat and toxic gases left no chance for escape. Centuries later, archaeologists uncovered hollow spaces in the hardened ash—voids left by decomposed bodies. By filling these spaces with plaster, they created casts of the victims, c

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Nearly 2000 years after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, volcanologist Kayla Iacovino delves into how the catastrophe unfolded 🌋 #PompeiiSecretsOfTheDead is now streaming on Disney . | National Geographic TV