Primates of all stripes really love their crystals. Archeologists have found the shiny rocks at dig sites dating back as long ...

Crystals have repeatedly been found at archaeological sites alongside Homo remains. Evidence shows that hominins have been collecting these stones for as long as 780,000 years. Yet, we know that our ...

The crystal chimp study, published on Wednesday in the journal Frontiers in Psychology, was an attempt to understand what about the shimmering minerals is so attractive to the apes’ closest cousins, ...

Scientists in Spain investigated which characteristics of crystals may have made them so fascinating to our ancestors.

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This Indium Antimonide crystal sample ...

BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) - To celebrate the 150th episode of Morse Code of Weather (all episodes can be found here), Meteorologist Jacob Morse tested a couple of fun snow-related science experiments!