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 ...
Mount Vesuvius victim’s brain turned to GLASS after deadly ash cloud boiled their skull at 510 degrees, experts reveal
A HUNK of dark-coloured glass found inside the skull of an individual who died during the Mount Vesuvius eruption may actually be a fossilised brain, researchers have revealed. Glass rarely forms ...
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Frozen in fire: How a Vesuvius ash cloud turned a Roman’s brain to glass
In 79 CE, Mount Vesuvius erupted, destroying the Roman city of Herculaneum. Thousands of people were killed instantly. Now, ...
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Rare Egyptian skull sheds light on ‘fearsome’ new 30-million-year-old leopard-sized predator
Scientists found the nearly complete skull of a new 30-million-year-old “top apex” predator. “Just as we were about to conclude our work, a team member spotted something remarkable —a set ...