To make glass from soft tissue the sequence of events must be exactly right. This is how experts think it went down ...

Instead, based on observations of more recent eruptions, an extremely hot ash cloud that dissipated quickly ... cooling to extremely low temperatures, well below zero C (32 F) — a process ...

For glass formation, the substance must become solid at a temperature well ... eruption Based on this analysis and studies of modern volcanic eruptions, researchers concluded that a super-heated ...

For glass formation, the substance must become solid at a temperature well above its surroundings ... Based on this analysis and studies of modern volcanic eruptions, researchers concluded that a ...

The research is forging a deeper understanding of how the tragic events unfolded after the eruption. "The study shows that the 'killer' at Herculaneum was the arrival in town of an early hot ash cloud ...

So the researcher said, well, maybe it wasn’t all the thick volcanic debris you’re picturing when you picture an eruption. Maybe in advance of that, this super hot cloud of ash hit this poor guy who ...

The same appealingly anarchic, punk-scented strain of indie comedy that made cult favorites of "Repo Man" and the more recent ...

Herculaneum, a town on the Bay of Naples that was buried beneath volcanic ash when Vesuvius erupted in AD 79 ... lived in the heyday of the Roman Empire can serve to tantalise as well as satisfy the ...

Awards season is often predictable. Last year, our crystal ball reading ahead of Oscars night was pretty much perfect - ...