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 ...
Archaeologists reveal brain turned to glass in 500C 'ash cloud' from Pompeii volcano eruption
The research team used X-ray imaging and electron microscopy work out that the brain must have been heated to at least 510C before cooling rapidly. The pyroclastic flow is believed to have reached ...
Volcano eruption turns man's brain to glass with explosive heatwave
Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79AD, covering nearby Pompeii and Herculaneum in ash which buried the towns and hundreds of its residents which left them perfectly preserved ...
Archaeologists stumble on rare remains of Roman soldier 'turned to glass' by Vesuvius
The extreme and rapid nature of Mount Vesuvius' pyroclastic flows vitrified the brain tissue of the unfortunate Roman soldier ...
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Eruption May Be Imminent In Alaska As Earthquakes Increase Underneath Mount Spurr
Mount Spurr is an ice and snow-covered stratovolcano complex, meaning that it is a large, cone-shaped volcano formed by lava flows, pyroclastic deposits, mudflow deposits, and lava domes.
Vesuvius eruption turned sleeping man’s brain to glass
Shard found inside a skull at Herculaneum was created as a result of a superheated cloud coming from the volcano, scientists prove ...