A slidesow of some recent images from Pompeii in the Guardian

Neglected ruins of Pompeii declared a 'disgrace to Italy'

This week Pompeii's House of Gladiators collapsed – and the rest of the extraordinary ancient city is in a perilous state . . .

Language and toolmaking evolved together, say researchers

Evolutionary advance saw stone-age humans master the art of hand-toolmaking and paved the way for language to develop

Western dominance? It's the history of geography

Ian Morris explains how Europe's position on the edge of the Atlantic has shaped the west's dominance of recent history, and argues that it is geography which determines the landscape of power.