Geologists have determined why — unlike in the neighbouring town of Pompeii — the inhabitants of the ancient Roman town of Herculaneum were not well-preserved by the eruption of the volcano Vesuvius ...

The eruption of Mount Vesuvius produced such a hot ash cloud that it turned victims' brains into glass, according to a new study. Researchers have unearthed a piece of dark-coloured organic glass ...

A HUNK of dark-coloured glass found inside the skull of an individual who died during the Mount Vesuvius eruption may actually be a fossilised brain, researchers have revealed. Glass rarely forms ...

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 ...

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Pompeii sat near the foot of Mount Vesuvius (Picture: Getty) The eruption of Vesuvius that famously destroyed Pompeii, Italy, almost 2,000 years ago first released a wave of air so hot it turned ...

The roof of a seaside Roman palace destroyed by a volcanic eruption more than 2,000 years ago has been restored by scientists. Broken timber from the brightly-coloured three-story building was ...

The only other piece of glass suspected to be of 'organic origin' was identified in Herculaneum in 2020 A HUNK of dark-coloured glass found inside the skull of an individual who died during the Mount ...