‘Brain vitrification’: new research shows how the Vesuvius eruption turned a man’s brain to glass
A rare sequence of heating and cooling triggered the chain of chemical reactions that turn organic material into glass.
Our travel team’s favourite European holiday destinations in March and April, with 24C temperatures and budget flights
Spring has sprung (nearly), and the Sun Travel team has some top recommendations of places across Europe you need to visit in March and April. From city breaks to beaches with warm temperatures ...
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Vesuvius Turned a Roman Man’s Brain Into Glass. Now, Scientists Reveal How the Extremely Rare Preservation Happened
The remains of a young man, found in his bed in the destroyed town of Herculaneum, included glassy fragments that had mystified archaeologists ...
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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Study: Hot Vesuvian ash cloud really did turn a brain to glass
Back in 2018, we reported on Petrone's conclusion that inhabitants of Herculaneum may have suffered a similar fate. There was fracturing in the bones and "cracking and explosion" of the skullcaps ...
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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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Pompeii volcanic eruption was so hot it turned brain to glass
open image in gallery Remains of an individual in their bed at Collegium Augustalium, Herculaneum (Pier Paolo Petrone) It is thus extremely rare for an organic substance to take a glass-like form ...
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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
Recovered from the coastal town of Herculaneum, which along with Pompeii was wiped out by the eruption, the remains belonged to an individual, thought to be a young man, who was found lying face ...
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Festus' Mya Hairston, Lutheran St. Charles' Caleb Dyer claim wrestling state titles
In the title match at 105. Herculaneum sophomore Emerson Reeves (40-4) lost 12-7 to Lone Jack sophomore Lillian McCleary (39-2). Reeves had the match's early lead, but McCleary took control with a ...