Crystals have been found along human remains in several archeological dig sites. Primates of all stripes really love their ...

Observing how chimps interact with crystals may help us understand why our ancestors started collecting them thousands of ...

Crystals have repeatedly been found at archaeological sites alongside Homo remains. Evidence shows that hominins have been collecting these stones for as long as 780,000 years. Yet, we know that our ...

They gave quartz, calcite and other types of crystals to chimpanzees in a rehabilitation center. The apes responded with great interest, and the researchers ended up needing to trade large amounts of ...

Scientists in Spain investigated which characteristics of crystals may have made them so fascinating to our ancestors.