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 ...
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 ...
Ralph Holloway, Anthropologist Who Studied Brain’s Evolution, Dies at 90
It wasn’t the size of human brains that distinguished people from apes, he theorized, but the way they were organized. He ...
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.
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Traumatic Brain Injuries in the Modern Age
The skull evolved for protection against blunt force. Modern acceleration and rotational forces expose the brain to new injury risks. We must rethink brain protection strategies.
Human Skull Among Bones Discovered by Fisherman at Pond’s Edge, Police Say: 'Disturbing'
Responding officers confirmed the bones appeared to be human remains, Roxeanne Vainuku, the department's deputy director of ...
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Brain quiz: Test your knowledge of the most complex organ in the body
Often compared to a computer, the body's most complex organ operates using a code of electrical and chemical signals. These signals transmit through wires, nodes and networks to process and store ...
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Human Skull Among Bones Discovered by Fisherman at Pond’s Edge, Police Say: 'Disturbing'
A Utah fisherman found what appears to be a human skull, authorities said. Shortly after 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 25, a man — later identified as Phillip Morfin — was fishing near a business ...