Fool's gold is known for being a deceptive little mineral, but that hasn't always been true. A discovery made in New York ...

Around 450 million years ago, an arthropod was buried alive. Now, scientists have uncovered its fossil preserved in a ...

That allowed iron pyrite, commonly known as fool's gold, to replace parts of their bodies after they were buried, resulting in golden 3D fossils. The new species has been called lomankus ...

Fool's gold, as pyrite is informally known, does not have any of gold’ main characteristics other than the bright yellow color. Pyrite is not composed of any precious metal, but rather is a mixture of ...