The research uncovers the vitrification process, where intense heat from the eruption turned brain matter into glass, a ...

Scientists have confirmed a rare discovery in Herculaneum—a man's brain turned to glass during the Mount Vesuvius eruption in 79 A.D.

Mount Vesuvius was so hot it turned a man’s brain into glass when it erupted, fascinating new research shows. A piece of dark ...

The research team used X-ray imaging and electron microscopy work out that the brain must have been heated to at least 510C ...

When volcanic disaster struck the Roman city of Herculaneum in 79 CE, a young man, believed to have been a guardian of a public building, met his demise in a flash of superheated ash. But his brain ...

A young Roman's final moments in Herculaneum were so intense that when Mount Vesuvius erupted, his brain didn’t burn—it ...

According to a new study, the eruption of Mount Vesuvius created an ash cloud so hot that the victims' brains turned to glass ...

Researchers who examined the remains of a man whose brain was purported to have turned into glass when he was killed nearly 2 ...

Artificial intelligence can be used to help society prepare for future pandemics, researchers from Oxford University say.

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Pope Francis suffered an isolated coughing fit on Friday that resulted in him inhaling vomit, requiring non-invasive ...