What would a chimpanzee do if you handed it a glittering quartz crystal? Apparently, the same thing many of us would-hold ...

"The way they ‘studied' it there, turning it over to observe it from different angles, was amazing." ...

Modern humans continue to be drawn to crystals, sometimes attributing healing or spiritual powers to them. But this study, ...

We were pleasantly surprised by how strong and seemingly natural the chimpanzees’ attraction to crystals was.” ...

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We expect crystals to be rigid and brittle, so scientists were shocked when some of their crystals seemed to come alive under a microscope. They hope to use the unusual behavior to make tiny machines ...