Vesuvian ash cloud suspected of turning brain to glass
A unique dark-colored organic glass, found inside the skull of an individual who died in Herculaneum during the 79 CE Mount ...
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 ...
Vesuvius Turned One Victim’s Brain to Glass
Heat from the eruption in A.D. 79 was so intense that it vitrified the brain tissue of one unfortunate Herculaneum resident, ...
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Rare Fresco in Pompeii Reveals Secret Cult of Women Who Defied Male Order
A rare fresco reveals Pompeii’s hidden cults, while NASA uncovers a strange spiral structure at the edge of our solar system.
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The Eruption Of Vesuvius Turned A Guy’s Brain Into Glass, US Sees First Measles Death Since 2015, And Much More This Week
This week, new research has found that rats are surprisingly good sommeliers and can distinguish between different types of ...
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Man’s Brain Turned To Glass During the Eruption of Mount Vesuvius
Scientists have confirmed a rare discovery in Herculaneum—a man's brain turned to glass during the Mount Vesuvius eruption in 79 A.D.
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 ...
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From Flesh to Glass: How Mount Vesuvius’ Inferno Preserved a Roman Brain for Eternity
A young Roman's final moments in Herculaneum were so intense that when Mount Vesuvius erupted, his brain didn’t burn—it ...
Mount Vesuvius turned a man's brain into glass when it erupted 2,000 years ago
Mount Vesuvius was so hot it turned a man’s brain into glass when it erupted, fascinating new research shows. A piece of dark ...
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Ancient Roman guard’s brain turned to glass after Vesuvius eruption
When volcanic disaster struck the Roman city of Herculaneum in 79 CE, a young man, believed to have been a guardian of a ...
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Vesuvius Eruption Turned This Roman Man’s Brain Into Glass 2,000 Years Ago and Scientists Just Figured Out How
A deadly ash cloud preserved the man's brain as glass for thousands of years.
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Human brain turned to glass by ash cloud from Vesuvius
Excavations have found that the brain of what seems to be a human male contained dark glass formed during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE. The effect can't be explained by lava temperatures ...