Intense heat generated by Mt. Vesuvius' eruption turned one victim's brain to glass. While gruesome, the finding published in the journal Scientific Reports, lends insight into the chaotic events that ...

A cloud of super-heated volcanic ash and gas exploded the brain of one Herculaneum resident and the fragments inside his ...

forms when lava is very quickly cooled, for example, where it enters into water,” Giordano added. However, the pyroclastic flows, composed of fast-moving volcanic material and toxic gas, that charged ...

Researchers found organic glass in the skull of a volcano victim, indicating the extreme and unique environment triggered by ...

Even though Mount Vesuvius erupted nearly 2,000 years ago ... two people who didn't die from the choking air or searing hot lava flows, but instead might be the first two ever found who died ...

A young man's brain turned into glass during Mount Vesuvius’ 79 AD eruption. Scientists now study how extreme heat preserved ...

A HUNK of dark-coloured glass found inside the skull of an individual who died during the Mount ... flow plunged onto the town. Pyroclastic flow is the plume of hot gas and lava fragments coughed ...

In the shadow of Mt Vesuvius, Pompeii's buried wonders are still emerging. A newly found fresco offers a tantalising glimpse into the vibrant life of the past.

It was a surprising discovery when scientists examining the remains of a man who died in bed in the ancient city of ...

However, in 2020, researchers discovered a black, glassy substance inside the skull of a person killed during the eruption of Italy’s Mount Vesuvius ... forms when lava is very quickly cooled ...