of how the precious metal came to be available in disparate forms, and how some gold-ore deposits might have been formed.

Gold raises questions about its distribution on our planet. Estimates vary, but one thing is certain: gold is far more abundant in Earth's core than in the crust. According to data compiled by the U.S ...

Scientists now believe highly magnetised neutron stars, or magnetars, are a significant source of gold and other heavy ...

Michael Kanellos is editor at large at CNET News.com, where he covers hardware, research and development, start-ups and the tech industry overseas. Researchers at Pacific Northwest National Labs have ...

Kansas State University engineers named structures like these snowflake-shaped gold nanostars, or SFGNs. These "snowflakes" are how gold formed on sheets of graphene floating in a solution. Disclaimer ...

Raymond Kazapoe receives funding from the African Union and Pan African University to carry out some of the research referenced in this article Militaries that have taken power in Africa’s Sahel ...