Vesuvius Erupted, but When Exactly?
Two thousand years on, scholars still don’t agree on the day the destruction of Pompeii began. Two new studies only fan the ...
Mount Vesuvius eruption turned a man's brain into glass. Here's how it happened
It was a surprising discovery when scientists examining the remains of a man who died in bed in the ancient city of ...
Preserved in Glass: How Mount Vesuvius Locked This Roman’s Brain in Time
Researchers found organic glass in the skull of a volcano victim, indicating the extreme and unique environment triggered by ...
A young man’s brain turned to glass during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Scientists say they have figured out how
The eruption of Mount Vesuvius 2,000 years ago turned a victim’s brain tissue into glass. Scientists say they have figured ...
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How a volcanic eruption turned a human brain into glass
Fragments from the brain of a man killed by the Mount Vesuvius eruption in the year 79 are smooth and shiny but still contain ...
Vesuvius Eruption Turned A Man’s Brain To Glass — Now Scientists Know Why
Scientists found glass fragments inside the skull of a young man who died in Herculaneum when Mt. Vesuvius exploded in 79 CE.
Mount Vesuvius eruption turned a victim’s brain into glass
The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE presented its surrounding ancient Roman communities with a number of terrifying ways ...
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A man's brain was turned into glass by the eruption of Vesuvius
A cloud of super-heated volcanic ash and gas exploded the brain of one Herculaneum resident and the fragments inside his ...
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Human brain turned into glass by 1,950-year-old volcanic eruption, scientists stunned
A rare form of dark-colored organic glass formed when an intense ash cloud superheated the individual’s brain before it ...
Scientists reveal how Mount Vesuvius eruption victim’s brain turned to glass
Researchers who examined the remains of a man whose brain was purported to have turned into glass when he was killed nearly 2 ...
Mount Vesuvius eruption turned part of man's brain into glass after super-hot ash cloud
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 ...
Can volcanic eruption turn brain into glass? Shocking discovery from Mt. Vesuvius site unveils rare archaeological phenomenon
Archaeologists have discovered vitrified brain tissue in a young man who perished during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 ...