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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 ...
Scientists have made the shocking discovery that the man’s brain had indeed turned into glass.
The volcanic eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD that buried the Italian city of Pompeii, with its inhabitants suffering a deadly fate, is a piece of history etched into the minds of many. A seemingly ...
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 ...
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Vesuvius Eruption Turned This Roman Man’s Brain Into Glass 2,000 Years Ago and Scientists Just Figured Out How
In the shadow of Mount Vesuvius, a young man lay in bed as the world around him erupted into chaos. It was AD 79, and the volcano had unleashed its fury, burying the Roman towns of Pompeii and ...
The New Yorker12d
Geothermal Power Is a Climate Moon Shot Beneath Our Feet
The center of the Earth is so hot that it could satisfy the entire world’s energy needs. But can scientists safely tap into ...
Reuters16d
Mount Vesuvius eruption turned a man's brain into glass. Here's how it happened
Under the lamp, I suddenly saw small glassy remains glittering in the volcanic ash that filled the skull," Petrone said.
Earth.com8d
Man's brain turned to glass after volcanic eruption, scientists think they know why
A young man's brain turned into glass during Mount Vesuvius’ 79 AD eruption. Scientists now study how extreme heat preserved ...
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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, in 2020, researchers discovered a black, glassy substance inside the skull ... of the study published Thursday in the journal Scientific Reports. “Obsidian glass, that is a volcanic glass, ...
How 2,000-Year-Old Mount Vesuvius Explosion Turned Victim's Brain Into Glass
Scientists have discovered the reason behind the transformation of a young man's brain to glass following the eruption of ...
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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 ...
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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, in 2020, researchers discovered a black, glassy substance inside ... in the journal Scientific Reports. “Obsidian glass, that is a volcanic glass, forms when lava is very quickly ...