Killer volcanic ash that hit town near Pompeii turned man's brain to glass

27-02-2025 19:00 via abc.net.au

Killer volcanic ash that hit town near Pompeii turned man's brain to glass

The famous eruption of Mount Vesuvius that wiped out Pompeii and Herculaneum created a super-heated ash cloud that turned one unlucky man's brain to turn to glass, a new study suggests.

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