The commission vetoed The Obsidian with a 4-1 vote for nearby residents' appeal of the city staff's approval of the building.

The Sarasota City Commission postponed a vote on an appeal of The Obsidian, a 14-unit condo project that would stand as downtown's tallest building.

A man’s brain was partly turned into glass when Mount Vesuvius erupted. Scientists made the surprise discovery when examining the remains of a man who died in his bed in the ancient city of ...

In a nutshell Scientists discovered a human brain from 79 CE Vesuvius eruption transformed into glass—the only known case of natural organic glass preservation in history. The brain vitrified at ...

Fragments from the brain of a man killed by the Mount Vesuvius eruption in the year 79 are smooth and shiny but still contain visible neurons.

From Such Great Heights Obsidian Is Set to Be Downtown Sarasota’s Tallest Condo Building Take a look at what’s planned for the 1260 Palm Avenue project, across from the Palm Avenue parking garage.

New archaeological research by Tulane University and the Proyecto Templo Mayor in Mexico reveals how obsidian—a volcanic glass used for tools and ceremonial objects and one of the most important ...

Obsidian glass is created on Earth by different volcanic activity. While capturing amazing views of Io isn't the primary goal of Juno's mission, it's still offering loads of information for ...

The specular reflection our instruments recorded of the lake suggests parts of Io’s surface are as smooth as glass, reminiscent of volcanically created obsidian glass on Earth.” ...

It was a surprising discovery when scientists examining the remains of a man who died in bed in the ancient city of Herculaneum after Italy's Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD found dark fragments ...