Gold
How Buddha's Hair Inspired Burma's Most Sacred Site
The Shwedagon Pagoda is the most sacred site in Burma. Its origins can be traced back to the first millennium
How Colombia's Failed Peace Treaty Could Wreak Havoc on Its Diversity-Rich Ecosystems
A potential influx of legal and illegal mining leaves the country's megadiverse landscapes—and the communities who depend on them—in jeopardy
The Burmese Monument That Appears to Defy Gravity
On the peak of Mount Kyaiktiyo is a mind-bending Buddhist monument: a 25-foot rock that balances precariously on the edge of a cliff
You’ll Want to Sit on Guggenheim’s Latest Piece, an 18-Karat Golden Toilet
Maurizio Cattelan returns from retirement with this pretentious potty
World's Oldest Gold Object May Have Just Been Unearthed in Bulgaria
A small gold bead shows that Copper Age people in the Balkans were processing gold 6,500 years ago
Mystery of the Varna Gold: What Caused These Ancient Societies to Disappear?
Treasure found in prehistoric graves in Bulgaria is the first evidence of social hierarchy, but no one knows what caused the civilization's decline
How the Gold Rush Led to Real Riches in Bird Poop
The ships carrying gold miners to California found a way to strike it rich on the way back with their holds full of guano
Sorry, Treasure Hunters: That Legendary Nazi Gold Train Is a Total Bust
After months of searching, experts say rumors of a forgotten treasure are just that
Gold Rush California Was Much More Expensive Than Today’s Tech-Boom California
Back in 1849, a dozen eggs would cost you the equivalent of $90
Legendary Nazi Gold Train Might Exist After All
Polish culture minister is “99 percent sure” the train has been found
How a Single Wedding Ring Led to a $6 Billion Gold Hoax
People really wanted to believe there were 13 million pounds of gold there for the taking
Two Men Say They’ve Found a Mythical Train of Nazi Gold
Treasure hunters have searched for it since the end of World War II, but it may have never existed in the first place
Florida Divers Dig Up $1 Million in Sunken Treasure
Treasure hunters find 300-year-old coins from a Spanish fleet off the Florida coast
Archeologists Have Found 2,000 Ancient Golden Spirals and They Have No Idea What They Are
The meaning or purpose behind the spirals is unclear, but they probably were part of a ritual
Gold Nanoparticles Can Remote Control the Brain
It’s just the latest twist in nanotech that is using gold as medicine
Millions of Dollars Worth of Gold And Silver Lurk in Sewage
A city with one million people could have $13 million worth of metals in sewage sludge
Lust for Gold Is Consuming Precious South American Forests
Satellite images show that while the scale of deforestation is small, it is bleeding into protected areas
Hoard of Gold Coins Found in California
In what can only be described as every child’s dream, a couple in California found treasure buried in their backyard
The Environmental Disaster That is the Gold Industry
The mining industry has had a devastating impact on ecosystems worldwide. Is there any hope in sight?
How Doctors Are Harnessing the Power of Gold to Fight Cancer
Can the precious metal hold the key to killing cancerous cells?
Page 5 of 6