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Science
A cloud of Vethbian ash suspected of turning brains into glass
A fragment of organic glass found in the skull of the deceased Herculaneum. Credit: Pier Paolo Petrone 79 CE Mount Unique dark-colored organic glass inside the skull of an individual who died in Herculaneum in the eruption of Bethbius. The conclusions from studies published in the science report are based on an analysis of the physical properties of glass, which…
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Environment
Ash left behind from Los Angeles wildfires could be toxic, experts warn
A crooked cross lies among the rubble after the Altadena Community Church was destroyed by the Eaton Fire on Monday, January 13, 2025 in Altadena, California. Credit: Scott Strazzante/San Francisco Chronicle via AP Toni Boucher vomited the first time she saw the ruins of her home and neighborhood after the devastating wildfires that ripped through the Los Angeles area this…
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Earth
Volcanic ash as a nutrient source: the impact of the Hunga Tonga eruption on the South Pacific ecosystem
GEOTRACES GP21 cruise track and Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha’apai (HTHH) volcanic eruption scattering volcanic ash. Credit: Nature Communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-52904-3 The January 2022 eruption of Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha’apai (HTHH) released approximately 2.9 billion tons of volcanic material into the atmosphere and across the South Pacific. In early 2022, a scientific expedition (GEOTRACES GP21) investigated the impact of this…
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