To explore possible treatments for various diseases, either animal models or human cell cultures are usually used first; however, animal models do not always mimic human diseases well, and cultures ...

A recent study offers proof of feasibility for using cosmic radiation detectors to discover underground spaces. The detectors identify muons—particles created when cosmic radiation collides with Earth ...

Global central banks added 15 tonnes of gold to their reserves in August, according to the World Gold Council (WGC). The organization’s data drew together sales numbers from the International Monetary ...

Muons continually bombard the ground at a known rate and angular distribution. As muons lose energy when passing through matter, their flux is attenuated depending on the integrated density along ...

Swedish activist Greta Thunberg is facing backlash after using an image of an emaciated Israeli hostage in an Instagram post allegedly showing Palestinians suffering. The post read, "The suffering of ...

The country's largest gold loan provider, currently holds 209 tonnes of gold in its safe deposit boxes. This is three times the gold reserves of Pakistan and higher than the reserves of Brazil, ...

Gold is glittering for investors, with prices now topping a record $4,000 an ounce. But the reasons behind the shiny metal's surge may be less than dazzling, with Wall Street analysts saying it ...

In the walls, floor and ceilings of squelching tunnels deep beneath a hill in County Tyrone lie minerals that may be worth more than $20bn (£15bn). The hoard is mostly gold and silver but also ...

Nine schools, including MIT and the University of Texas at Austin, are offered preferential access to federal dollars if they sign a compact with the Trump Administration, agreeing to specific ...

Silver hits record high, platinum climbs over 12-year peak Gold up about 54% so far this year Traders price in 25 bps Fed rate-cut this month Oct 8 (Reuters) - Gold surged past the $4,000 an ounce ...