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2 months ago

Vesuvius Turned One Victim's Brain to Glass

An unprecedented discovery: volcanic heat vitrified a victim's brain tissue into glass during the A.D. 79 eruption of Mount Vesuvius.
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2 months ago

This Is What a Man's Brain Looks Like After Being Transformed Into Glass

The brain of a man from Herculaneum might have formed organic glass during the Mt. Vesuvius eruption due to extreme heat.
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 days ago
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X-ray reveals ancient Greek author of charred first century BC Vesuvius scroll

A carbonised scroll from Herculaneum is identified as Philodemus's work using X-ray technology, marking progress in ancient text recovery.
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fromwww.nytimes.com
2 months ago

Vesuvius Turned One Victim's Brain to Glass

An unprecedented discovery: volcanic heat vitrified a victim's brain tissue into glass during the A.D. 79 eruption of Mount Vesuvius.
OMG science
fromFuturism
2 months ago

This Is What a Man's Brain Looks Like After Being Transformed Into Glass

The brain of a man from Herculaneum might have formed organic glass during the Mt. Vesuvius eruption due to extreme heat.
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 days ago
Writing

X-ray reveals ancient Greek author of charred first century BC Vesuvius scroll

A carbonised scroll from Herculaneum is identified as Philodemus's work using X-ray technology, marking progress in ancient text recovery.
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