Russia’s Meteorite Rush
After a meteor exploded over Russia, people have been rushing to collect potentially valuable meteorites that could rival gold in price.
After a meteor exploded over Russia, people have been rushing to collect potentially valuable meteorites that could rival gold in price.
In 1977, NASA loaded the Voyager spacecraft with gold-plated records that depicted humanity and life on earth. Read about them in this blog post.
Scientists have discovered bacteria that metabolizes toxic gold chloride and excretes 24k gold. Has alchemy become a reality?
The precious metal palladium is named after the asteroid Pallas, which was discovered a few years before. Learn more about Pallas and palladium.
People once sought to transmute base metals into gold through the study of alchemy. This proto-science led the way for modern studies like chemistry.
Regular gold does not affect the human body, but it does when its part of a chemical compound. Gold compounds are used in medicine to treat inflammation and arthritis.