We are used to seeing dead bodies in movies and TV shows, but how should we feel when presented with a dead person from the ancient past in a museum? The collection and display of human remains is a ...

A brain transmuted into glass by the famous volcano should have been impossible. Some scientists say it still is.

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

A rare sequence of heating and cooling triggered the chain of chemical reactions that turn organic material into glass.

"In 100 years' time, today will be remembered as historic because the discovery we are presenting is historic." Archaeologists excavating at the doomed Roman city of Pompeii, which was destroyed by ...

Researchers found organic glass in the skull of a volcano victim, indicating the extreme and unique environment triggered by ...

A fast-moving current of hot gas and volcanic matter, also called a pyroclastic flow, followed, burying the area. Experts believe the ash cloud turned the man's brain into glass because the ...

For over two centuries, archaeologists have hailed Pompeii as a sophisticated city ... including 2,000-year-old lines of graffiti, human remains, and artifacts from ancient homes and businesses ...

At Pompeii, south of the volcano, the currents were cooler, and only the final eight penetrated the town. Image Human remains in the town of Herculaneum, west of Vesuvius, seen last June.Credit ...

Ever since archaeologists first discovered the ruins of Pompeii – the ancient Roman city buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79 – its stories and secrets have captivated locals, tourists ...

NARRATOR: Although Pompeii has undergone regular excavation since its rediscovery in the 16th century, over a third of the buried city remains hidden. ♪ ♪ SIRES: New archaeological techniques ...