A man's brain was turned into glass by eruption of Vesuvius

An extremely hot ash cloud from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius turned human brain tissue into glass, study finds
The eruption of Mount Vesuvius 2,000 years ago turned a victim’s brain tissue into glass. Scientists say they have figured out how this unusual phenomenon occurred.
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Mystery of how man's brain turned to glass after Vesuvius eruption possibly solved
In A.D. 79, a man who died in Mount Vesuvius' eruption near Pompeii had a rare transformation: His brain seemingly turned into glass. But scientists have long debated how it happened, because the pyroclastic flows of rock fragments,
Mount Vesuvius victim’s brain turned to GLASS after deadly ash cloud boiled their skull at 510 degrees, experts reveal
A HUNK of dark-coloured glass found inside the skull of an individual who died during the Mount Vesuvius eruption may actually be a fossilised brain, researchers have revealed. Glass rarely forms
Vesuvius Volcano Ash Cloud Cooked Roman Man's Brain Into Glass Fossil
A unique, dark-colored glass found inside the skull of a Roman killed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius is his brain—cooked into a fossil by an ash cloud. This is the horrific revelation of an international team of researchers who analyzed the glass to determine what conditions would have been needed to produce it.
A Vesuvius Victim’s Brain Turned into Glass, and Scientists Think They Know How
The Herculaneum resident, killed by the volcanic eruption in 79 CE, presents the only known vitrified brain on Earth. Now, researchers have a theory for how it happened.
Vesuvius Eruption Turned A Man’s Brain To Glass — Now Scientists Know Why
Scientists found glass fragments inside the skull of a young man who died in Herculaneum when Mt. Vesuvius exploded in 79 CE. So they studied them to solve the mystery.
Mount Vesuvius eruption turned a victim’s brain into glass
The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE presented its surrounding ancient Roman communities with a number of terrifying ways to die: falling debris, collapsing buildings, asphyxiation from superheated dust plumes,
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 pyroclastic flow would not have reached high enough temperatures or cooled quickly enough.
Killer ash cloud from Mount Vesuvius eruption turned man's brain to glass: study
The famous eruption of Mount Vesuvius that wiped out Pompeii and Herculaneum created a super-heated ash cloud that turned one unlucky man's brain to turn to glass, a new study suggests.
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 skull became an extremely rare organic glass
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Vitrified Remains: The Glass Brain of Herculaneum
The vitrification of a man's brain in ancient Herculaneum offers unique insights into the volcanic eruption of 79 AD.
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