Monday, 31 August 2026

Thousands of Ancient Human Brains Refuse to Rot—and Scientists Finally Know Their Strange Secret

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Thousands of Ancient Human Brains Refuse to Rot—and Scientists Finally Know Their Strange Secret

Scientists have identified the mechanism that allows some ancient human brains to remain preserved for millennia while the rest of the body decays. This discovery sheds light on the unusual conditions required to prevent the decomposition of soft brain tissue.

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