it’s invaluable lookalike was named “fool’s gold” for obvious reasons. Now, though, pyrite might be getting the last laugh. To understand why, you have to understand that lithium is one of ...

Named Lomankus edgecombei, the arthropod is a remarkably bright golden color because it’s preserved in three dimensions by iron pyrite — a mineral better known as fool’s gold. The fossil ...

Pyrite, also known as "Fool's Gold," is gaining popularity in crystal healing for its purported benefits, including boosting ...

The density of pyrite also means the fool's gold material thoroughly filled in tiny areas where the arthropod's body once lay in sediment − including internal body parts, scientists said.

That was the case for Luke Parry, a paleobiology professor at Oxford University, who announced this week that he had ...

Here’s how it works. Erosion of rocks like pyrite, or fool's gold, releases carbon dioxide. And thanks to that weathering, CO2 emissions from Canada's Mackenzie River Basin could double by 2100 ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Fool's gold may be driving a disturbing climate feedback loop in the Canadian Arctic. Erosion of ...