Scientists explain how volcanic ash turned a human brain into glass
Learn how the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79 transformed one unfortunate Herculaneum resident’s brain into organic glass ...
Not stone or dust: scientists explain how a hot ash cloud turned brain tissue into glass
Learn how the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD79 transformed one unfortunate victim’s brain into organic glass.
Did Mount Vesuvius’ ash cloud really transform a brain into glass?
When an ancient Roman resident of the coastal city Herculaneum was struck down by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, what ...
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NASA finds 'glass-smooth lake of cooling lava' on Jupiter's moon Io
Io is an incredibly active and extreme place, with glistening lava lakes and volcanic eruptions shooting sulfur and magma to huge heights.
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30,000-year-old fossilized vulture feathers 'nothing like what we usually see' preserved in ...
"Fossil feathers are usually preserved in ancient mudrocks laid down in lakes or lagoons. The fossil vulture is preserved in ash deposits, which is extremely unusual," study lead author Valentina ...
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Vulture fossil reveals that volcanic rock can preserve feathers
A 30,000-year-old vulture fossil was found in volcanic rock. Scientists discovered microscopic feather details preserved in ...