Can the shape of a crystal really change how well it performs in clean energy technology? A new study says yes—decisively. Researchers from National Taiwan University, National Tsing Hua University, ...

Is it true that two snowflakes can't be identical and if not, what are the odds? The specific number of snowflake types depends on who you ask. Photographer Wilson Alwyn Bentley took pictures of ...

Crystals were popularized in the West in the 1970s. Today, crystals are at the forefront of beauty, health and wellness trends. But what is so special about these rocks? Marissa Quintana, the store ...

Like fortune tellers who peer into a crystal ball for insight, volcanologists at the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory peer into the tiny crystals contained in lava flows to learn about the magma’s ...