Most people know some very basic information about minerals, crystals, and gemstones, but likely wouldn’t be sure about what the real scientific differences are between the three categories.

The atoms and molecules that make up all substances are connected in a particular way for each substance. In crystals, the particles repeat in a pattern that gives the crystal its special shape. Some ...

A big surprise for Mom. Crystals are substances made of tiny particles that fit together in a pattern that repeats itself. A crystal will have a certain number of flat sides, sharp edges, and pointy ...

If you've ever been puzzled by the crunchy quality of a piece of pecorino, that might be because certain hard cheeses are mottled with a series of curious crystals that contribute to their unique ...

Here, Stylist’s junior beauty writer Ava Welsing-Kitcher tries out crystal healing. This is for anyone who’s slightly sceptical, but open to being convinced - in other words, spiritually curious.

The perovskite crystal family is a group of materials that have been attracting attention in recent years due to their exceptional properties and potential applications in nanotechnology. One of the ...

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 ...