Fragments from the brain of a man killed by the Mount Vesuvius eruption in the year 79 are smooth and shiny but still contain ...
The disaster that obliterated two cities also created the intense heat and rapid cooling behind the one-of-a-kind ...
A man, thought to be the custodian of a religious group, was believed to be in his bed asleep, when a super-hot ash cloud hit ...
The eruption of Mount Vesuvius 2,000 years ago turned a victim’s brain tissue into glass. Scientists say they have figured ...
Scientists made the surprise discovery while examining the body of a man who was killed in the ancient city of Herculaneum ...
Researchers found organic glass in the skull of a volcano victim, indicating the extreme and unique environment triggered by ...
A deadly ash cloud preserved the man's brain as glass for thousands of years.
The vitrification of a man's brain in ancient Herculaneum offers unique insights into the volcanic eruption of 79 AD.
A cloud of super-heated volcanic ash and gas exploded the brain of one Herculaneum resident and the fragments inside his ...
A rare sequence of heating and cooling triggered the chain of chemical reactions that turn organic material into glass.
In a nutshell Scientists discovered a human brain from 79 CE Vesuvius eruption transformed into glass—the only known case of ...