How an ancient eruption turned a victim’s brain into glass
Researchers say they've solved a nearly 2,000-year-old cold case, sparked by the catastrophic volcanic eruption that destroyed the ancient Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum: What caused a victim's brain to fuse into bits of glass?

The victim's remains were
https://cosmiclog.com/2025/02/27/how-an-ancient-eruption-turned-a-victims-brain-into-glass/
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How an ancient eruption turned a victim’s brain into glass
Researchers say they've solved a nearly 2,000-year-old cold case, sparked by the catastrophic volcanic eruption that destroyed the ancient Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum: What caused a victim's brain to fuse into bits of glass?

The victim's remains were
https://cosmiclog.com/2025/02/27/how-an-ancient-eruption-turned-a-victims-brain-into-glass/
#CosmicScience #Archaeology #Biology #Brain #Pompeii #Science #Volcanoes

Archaeologists unearth a pharaoh’s lost tomb in Egypt
Archaeologists are showing off artifacts from what they say is the first royal tomb to be found in Egypt since the discovery of King Tutankhamun's resting place in 1922.

But this tomb, located west of the Valley of the Kings, contains no solid-gold mummy case or glittering treasures. In fact, it took
https://cosmiclog.com/2025/02/19/archaeologists-unearth-a-pharaohs-lost-tomb-in-egypt/
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Scientists find links between whale songs and languages
When whales sing, what do they sing about? Researchers haven't yet cracked that code, but they say a statistical analysis shows that those songs reflect a structure that's similar to human languages.

Two studies, published in the journal Science and in a sister publication called Science
https://cosmiclog.com/2025/02/06/scientists-find-links-between-whale-songs-and-languages/
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Oops! That’s not Amelia Earhart’s plane — it’s a rock
Once again, a seemingly promising lead in the search for traces of missing aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart and her plane has fizzled out.

Hopes of solving the 87-year-old mystery were raised in January when Deep Sea Vision, a team of underwater archaeologists and robotics experts led b
https://cosmiclog.com/2024/11/26/oops-thats-not-amelia-earharts-plane-its-a-rock/
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Scientists map a fruit fly’s brain — and are thinking ahead
Researchers say they have created a complete map of an adult fruit fly, showing how almost 140,000 individual neurons are linked up to each other and turn sensory inputs into behavioral responses.

The connectome — basically, a wiring diagram that traces the connections between br
https://cosmiclog.com/2024/10/02/scientists-map-a-fruit-flys-brain-and-are-thinking-ahead/
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Stonehenge’s mystery stone traced to … Scotland?
Scientists say the most mysterious stone in England's ancient Stonehenge monument appears to have been brought to the site thousands of years ago from northern Scotland, about 435 miles away.

The findings, reported in this week's issue of the journal Nature, resolve a long-running debate o
https://cosmiclog.com/2024/08/15/stonehenges-mystery-stone-traced-to-scotland/
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3,300-year-old shipwreck wows Israeli archaeologists
Israeli archaeologists say the world's oldest known deep-sea shipwreck has been discovered about 55 miles off the coast of northern Israel, lying on the mile-deep bottom of the Mediterranean Sea.

The 3,300-year-old cargo vessel was found during a routine survey conducted by Energean E&P, a
https://cosmiclog.com/2024/06/20/3300-year-old-shipwreck-wows-israeli-archaeologists/
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Scientists find traces of a lost river next to the pyramids
Why were more than two dozen of ancient Egypt's pyramids --- including the Great Pyramid of Giza --- clustered in a narrow strip of desert? Scientists say they've come up with a solution to the mystery: Thousands of years ago, a river ran through it.

The research t
https://cosmiclog.com/2024/05/16/scientists-find-traces-of-a-lost-river-next-to-the-pyramids/
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Scientists find traces of a lost river next to the pyramids
Why were more than two dozen of ancient Egypt's pyramids --- including the Great Pyramid of Giza --- clustered in a narrow strip of desert? Scientists say they've come up with a solution to the mystery: Thousands of years ago, a river ran through it.

The research t
https://cosmiclog.com/2024/05/16/scientists-find-traces-of-a-lost-river-next-to-the-pyramids/
#CosmicScience #Archaeology #Egypt #Geology #Pyramids #Radar #Science

Ancient dining hall in Pompeii pays tribute to Trojan War
Archaeologists in Pompeii have unveiled an ancient Roman banquet hall featuring a cleverly conceived set of frescoes inspired by tales of the Trojan War.

The 50-by-20-foot (15-by-6-meter) room was recently unearthed as part of a project aimed at shoring up the front of a perimeter betwee
https://cosmiclog.com/2024/04/11/ancient-dining-hall-in-pompeii-pays-tribute-to-trojan-war/
#CosmicScience #Archaeology #Art #Pompeii #Science