A 30,000-Year-Old Fossil Frozen in Volcanic Ash Holds an Unbelievable Secret
Paleontologists have unveiled a 30,000-year-old vulture fossil in Italy, preserved in volcanic ash, showcasing microscopic ...
Volcanic ash preserved the feathers of this 30,000-years-old vulture in exquisite detail
This discovery marks the first-ever record of such preservation, representing an entirely new form of soft tissue ...
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Mount Vesuvius victim’s brain turned to GLASS after deadly ash cloud boiled their skull at 510 degrees, experts reveal
The temperatures of the pyroclastic current, while boiling, did not top 465°C and would have cooled down over a longer period of time, researchers wrote. Instead, they believe that the ...
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Ancient Vulture Feather Preserved in Volcanic Ash Is a Fossil First
Learn why similar mineral deposits may represent a treasure trove of fossilized soft tissue.
Man's brain turned to glass by hot Vesuvius ash cloud
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 ...
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The Doom of the Alban Hills (IMAGE)
The Doom of the Alban Hills’ a digital painting representing a possible scenario of the moments before the vulture carcass was entombed in the pyroclastic current.
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Study Reveals Final Moments Of Pompeii Survivors In Agonizing Detail
Because Vesuvius was so hot and violent, lava could not form. Had lava formed, rather than a "pyroclastic current" there ...
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UCC-led research discovers a new type of soft-tissue fossilisation – in volcanic Italian rock
A UCC-based scientist has led an international team to have made a breakthrough discovery in the preservation of fossils.