A new documentary series is lifting the lid on a surprising element of human progress—an extraordinary material that has proven pivotal to everything from space exploration to the ongoing development ...

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Did you know that gold also comes from stars? While the majority of stars are made primarily of hydrogen and helium, they also contain other elements, which astrophysicists call a star's metallicity.

Duncan Brown receives funding from the National Science Foundation and the Research Corporation for Science Advancement. Edo Berger receives funding from the National Science Foundation and NASA. For ...

Plants containing the element gold are already widely known. The flowering perennial plant alfafa, for example, has been cultivated by scientists to contain pure gold in its plant tissue. Now ...

In Carlin-type gold deposits, which make up 75% of the US production, gold does not occur in the form of nuggets or veins, but is hidden -- together with arsenic -- in pyrite, also known as 'fool's ...

The story of the fifteenth element began in Hamburg, in 1669. The unsuccessful glassblower and alchemist Hennig Brandt was trying to find the philosopher’s stone, a mythical substance that could turn ...

Europium, one of the least-common elements in the universe, is found in TVs, lasers, and banknotes. Most of it was probably created by colliding neutron stars.

Plants containing the element gold are already widely known. The flowering perennial plant alfafa, for example, has been cultivated by scientists to contain pure gold in its plant tissue. Now ...