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

The tiny town of Mount Ida is home to rock shops, you-dig quartz mines, and national forest trails.

When I set out to write a story about visiting Crystal Peak, a former mine site now managed by the U.S. Forest Service just east of Truckee, California, I worried it would be a bust. Either the ...

Chimpanzee experiments suggest early humans were likely fascinated by crystals because of their unique transparency and ...

Crystals have been found along human remains in several archeological dig sites. Primates of all stripes really love their crystals. Archeologists have found the shiny rocks at dig sites dating back ...