Many different metals have been used as money, including copper, iron, tin, gold, and silver. Metal money can be melted down and used for other purposes, which makes it an appealing form of payment.

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A studio led by Professor Rachel Berwick brings to light the transformative effects of heat and molten glass on a variety of ...

Go to Hawaii, Australia, Thailand, Greece or any other beach destination and you’ll find people selling earrings made of seashells. Different seashells can create very different earrings.

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Once a vital trading port along the ancient Silk Road, Tacheng holds within its streets the echoes of centuries-old exchanges ...

The world is very different now compared to how it used to be 100,000 years ago. But some human trials have stood the test of ...

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Children with autism have different brains than children without autism, down to the structure and density of their neurons, according to a study by the University of Rochester Medical Center ...

Systemic lupus is the most common form of lupus—it’s what most people mean when they refer to “lupus.” Systemic lupus can be mild or severe. Cutaneous lupus erythematosus This form of lupus is limited ...

This election is different. The nominee for the Republican Party, Donald Trump, is a squalid figure, and the squalor is not subtle. His vileness, his lawlessness, and his malevolence are undisguised.