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When an ancient Roman resident of the coastal city Herculaneum was struck down by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, what happened to his brain became a scientific sensation. Plaster body casts of ...

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

(Science) Diagnostic testing for peripheral neuropathy often did not follow American Academy of Neurology ... the fossilized brain of a male human who died during the 79 CE Mount Vesuvius eruption.

Alternatively, he might also have come from outside, running panicked through the city of Herculaneum as it was overtaken by black ash and poisonous fumes following the eruption of Mount Vesuvius ...

So, how did the brain reach such extreme heat ... This discovery sheds new light on the violent eruption of Mount Vesuvius and the terrifying speed at which its effects unfolded.

A unique, dark-colored organic glass found inside the skull of an individual who died in Herculaneum during the 79 CE Mount Vesuvius eruption likely formed when ... as the temperatures of these flows ...

A rare and haunting discovery inside the skull of a Roman man who perished in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius has revealed his brain was transformed into glass—fossilised by an intense surge of ...