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Why did ancient Chinese emperors use jade coffins?
Because of their belief in the magical properties of jade, ancient Chinese nobles were often buried in jade coffins sewn with gold or silver thread.
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How much silver has ever been discovered in the world?
Experts estimate that the amount of silver discovered on Earth could fit into a cube with sides 55m long.
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One of the loneliest species on Earth, living 2,800m underground and surviving on radioactive energy
The cold and dry polar regions, the hot and water-poor desert regions, are considered inhospitable to most life on Earth.
Animal world
Specialty fish 'vong bat lieu ngu' is more expensive than gold but still sought after
A 27kg Empurau caught from the Katibas River was sold for more than 76 million VND. Although it costs more than gold, this fish is still sought after by many tycoons.
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Strange uses of uranium throughout history
In addition to its use in nuclear reactors and weapons manufacturing, uranium has strange applications ranging from dentures to medical treatments.
Archeology
Exquisite gold jewelry of ancient nobility unearthed
Archaeologists have unearthed gold and silver jewellery at an early medieval cemetery near the city of Sevastopol in Crimea.
Archeology
The secret under the gold leaves in the ancient scriptures over a thousand years old
Researchers at the Zayed National Museum (ZNM) in Abu Dhabi have discovered characters hidden beneath intricate gold leaf patterns on a page of the Blue Quran.
Space science
Why is gold the most malleable metal?
The structure and way its atoms bond together makes gold so flexible that it can be rolled 400 times thinner than a human hair.
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China discovers gold deposits with reserves of more than 1,000 tons
Geologists have discovered a huge gold deposit estimated at more than 1,000 tonnes, worth a total of about $83 billion, in Hunan province, central China.
Archeology
The truth about the world's top 'dinosaur gold mine' in China
Scientists have just discovered what makes Yixian, a world where dinosaurs seem to have frozen in time.
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Treasure hunter discovers strange gold nugget
The nugget, discovered by Jonathan Needham, has a unique shape, including details similar to England, Wales and Scotland.
Archeology
Strange creature discovered that turned into gold after 450 million years
Fossils of strange Ordovician creatures have emerged intact with every cell replaced by gold, but are
Space science
James Webb Telescope Collides in Space
After nearly a year in orbit, the gold-plated mirror of the James Webb Space Telescope has collided with space rocks 14 times, causing permanent damage.
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4.3 billion years ago, the Earth received a 'golden rain' with a mass of 6 billion tons, so where did all that gold go?
Gold is not only a precious metal, a symbol of wealth and luxury, but also carries within it a mysterious cosmic story about its formation from collisions between neutro…
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Where 99% of the gold on Earth is concentrated
Most of the gold on Earth is concentrated in the Earth's core, beyond human ability to mine.