The gold figurine, valued at roughly £2 million, depicts 15th-century English king Henry VI.
When classic car restorer and metal detecting enthusiast Kevin Duckett spotted a glint of gold peeking out beneath the soil of an English field , he Continue reading
Using historical records, a new initiative has identified and mapped 176 wrecks.
Underwater researchers have encountered many other shipwrecks while studying the Maravillas in the Bahamas.
Treasure hunters have long been obsessed with retrieving shiny gold doubloons and dazzling jewels Continue reading
Although scientists never could quite turn lead into gold, they did attempt some noteworthy experiments.
Throughout much of the 20th century, the academic community had little patience with alchemists and their vain efforts to transmute base metals into gold. Any Continue reading
In the 1700s, there were about 300 artisans making gold leaf in the city. Now there is just Marino Menegazzo, who is also one of very few remaining in Europe.
He is widely acknowledged as the last goldbeater-or battiloro, in Continue reading
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug has received mixed reviews , with some complaining that the movie does not stick to the book’s plot line stringently enough.
Physicist Rhett Allain, however, has a quibble not with the movie’s divergence from Continue reading
Quartz, which can generate electricity, attracts large chunks of gold when stressed and squeezed by seismic shaking, according to a new study
When earthquakes squeeze quartz crystals, the mineral generates electricity that attracts gold particles.
Earthquakes may help prospectors strike Continue reading
Interest in gold prospecting is growing across the country as the value of gold rises. Millions of Americans have tried their luck at gold panning. In 1852, the peak production year of the Gold Rush, $81 million worth of gold Continue reading
Gold Diadem
Four thousand years ago, the finest gold items on Earth belonged to the nomadic groups that roamed the mountainous lands between the Black and Caspian Seas. These communities herded animals for a living, but they also mastered gold Continue reading