Vesuvian ash cloud suspected of turning brain to glass
A unique dark-colored organic glass, found inside the skull of an individual who died in Herculaneum during the 79 CE Mount ...
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This Ancient Culture Drove Nails Into Skulls. We May Finally Know Why.
Our ancient ancestors have done some interesting things to human bones over the years, but one example from the Iron Age ...
Human skulls taken for scientific research in 1800s returned to Papua New Guinea's Rai Coast
In the 1800s a Russian explorer took 16 human skulls from Papua New Guinea to prove a theory. Now they've finally been ...
Jason Statham uses animal, human skulls in 'Working Man' fight
Amazon MGM Studios released a clip from "A Working Man" on Friday. The clip shows a fight scene from the Jason Statham movie ...
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Ancient Roman guard’s brain turned to glass after Vesuvius eruption
When volcanic disaster struck the Roman city of Herculaneum in 79 CE, a young man, believed to have been a guardian of a ...
Preserved in Glass: How Mount Vesuvius Locked This Roman’s Brain in Time
Researchers found organic glass in the skull of a volcano victim, indicating the extreme and unique environment triggered by ...
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Vesuvius Eruption Turned a Victim's Brain to Glass. Here's How.
A man who died in the catastrophic eruption of Vesuvius nearly 2,000 years ago seems to have found a unique way to shuffle ...
Study: Hot Vesuvian ash cloud really did turn a brain to glass
For several years now, we've been following a tantalizing story indicating that the high heat of the ash cloud generated when Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD was sufficiently hot to turn one of the ...