An ancient volcano victim's brain turned to glass. Scientists now think they know how
To make glass from soft tissue the sequence of events must be exactly right. This is how experts think it went down ...
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 ...
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Vesuvius Turned a Roman Man's Brain Into Glass. Now, Scientists Reveal How the Extremely Rare Preservation Happened
In 79 C.E., Mount Vesuvius erupted, burying the nearby ancient Roman city of Pompeii and the smaller town of Herculaneum under deadly layers of volcanic ash, pumice and pyroclastic flows. But the ...
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A young man’s brain turned to glass during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Scientists say they have figured out how
However, the pyroclastic flows, composed of fast-moving volcanic material and toxic gas, that charged out of Vesuvius and buried Herculaneum could not have caused the brain tissues of this young ...
Man's brain turned to glass by hot Vesuvius ash cloud
A fast-moving current of hot gas and volcanic matter, also called a pyroclastic flow, followed, burying the area. Experts believe the ash cloud turned the man's brain into glass because the ...
Scientists finally uncover how man's brain turned into glass after 2,000 years
In A.D. 79 a man's brain turned into glass, and researchers now might have an explanation as to how it happened ...
Guatemala's Fuego Volcano Erupts, Threatening Nearby Communities
The eruption of Volcan de Fuego has massive regional and global implications. The volcano's ash cloud is expected to affect ...