Birthstones have captured the human imagination for eons, serving as mystical markers aligning with the day or month of birth. Birthstones are associated with specific months, zodiac signs, and individual personalities. Origin of birthstones Most scholars trace the tradition of wearing birthstones to ancient traditions. The ancients believed that specific stones could improve luck, fortune, ...
A special form of light made using an ancient Namibian gemstone could be the key to new light-based quantum simulators, which could solve long-held scientific mysteries, according to new research led by the University of St. Andrews. The research, conducted in collaboration with scientists at Harvard University in the U.S., Macquarie University in Australia, and Aarhus ...
Photographer Anna Huix beautifully captures these high-altitude gemstone hunters in Pakistan’s remote mountains of Karakoram. Originally from Barcelona, Anna Huix is a London-based photographer. I first came across her work at a folio show at the creative agency Mother in London. The series below is from a time she traveled with writer Simón Elias (also a mountain guide who ...
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