Aden Kahr Humans have long been fascinated by crystals. Archaeological evidence suggests our ancestors have treasured small quartz and calcite stones for at least 780,000 years, often bringing them ...

The study suggests that both humans and chimpanzees possess a “shared cognitive predisposition” for crystals. Whenever such a ...

The researchers were hoping to understand whether our own species' long documented appreciation (bordering on obsession) with crystals ...

Crystals have been found along human remains in several archeological dig sites. Primates of all stripes really love their ...

Marilyn Monroe sang that “diamonds are a girl’s best friend”, but a new study suggests that a love of crystals is a universal ...

They gave quartz, calcite and other types of crystals to chimpanzees in a rehabilitation center. The apes responded with great interest, and the researchers ended up needing to trade large amounts of ...

Half a billion years ago, the first true eye emerged in Earth’s oceans. Fossils now reveal what that ancient crystal vision could actually see.

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

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