Gold has been one of mankind’s most precious metals for millennia, giving rise to the Legend of El Dorado, the California Gold Rush, and many other tales in pursuit of riches. Chances are volcanoes ...

Gold is one of the most highly sought after materials on the planet, so inventing a way to turn a much more abundant material, like copper, into the precious metal would be a huge accomplishment.

Scientists accidentally created a new compound called gold hydride, showing how extreme conditions can push familiar materials into unfamiliar forms. Gold Hydride challenges assumptions about noble ...

Gold standard science (GSS). It's a simple idea: Conduct the best, unbiased scientific research possible. However, as with many simple ideas, GSS has been co-opted by MAHA as yet another tool to ...

Scientists have pioneered a novel approach to develop intelligent healthcare sensors using various gold nanowires. Top Olympic achievers are awarded the gold medal, a symbol revered for wealth and ...

Life on Earth relies upon an astonishingly short list of elements. Carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen compose the essential ...

Politics and science have combined to wipe $225 an ounce off the price of gold in three weeks with worse to come if peace takes hold in war zones and if an experiment in man-made gold moves out of its ...

A new term keeps popping up in messages from Trump administration scientific agencies - a pledge to restore “gold-standard science.” Many scientists say the opposite is happening. The administration’s ...

The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover new ideas, and recommends the best in culture. Sign up for it here. Late last month, the ...

The Trump administration’s cuts to the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation, cancellation of research grants, and withholding of federal funding to certain universities ...