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Virginia Tech’s Fralin Biomedical Research Institute (FBRI) hosted its 12th annual Brain School program. During the event, ...

Greg Morrison didn't hesitate to say yes when his doctor said they needed to replace part of his skull with a implant created by a 3D printer.

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 ...

Science has published two studies, led by an Ikerbasque researcher at the Achucarro Basque Center for Neuroscience and ...

A rare organic glass was found inside a skull from Herculaneum’s 79 CE Vesuvius eruption. Researchers determined that a super ...

While documenting the skeleton, Petrone noticed tiny, shiny fragments within the skull. Upon closer inspection, they appeared similar to obsidian, a volcanic glass formed by rapidly cooling lava.

A traumatic brain injury (TBI) is an injury that causes harm to the brain. Falling, car accidents, sports injuries, and physical attacks can all cause a TBI. Some TBIs are mild, causing headaches or ...

Mount Vesuvius was so hot it turned a man’s brain into glass when it erupted, fascinating new research shows. A piece of dark ...

During the fight, set to Dropkick Murphys' "The Boys are Back," Levon takes an animal skull and human skull off the wall to use as weapons. A Working Man reunites Statham with his The Beekeeper ...

A man's brain was partly turned into glass after Mount Vesuvius erupted. Researchers discovered dark fragments resembling obsidian in the skull of a ... vitrified organic human or animal remains ...