Learning that a shiny rock is fool's gold rather than the valuable mineral is generally cause for disappointment. But for ...

A stunning 450-million-year-old fossil arthropod, perfectly preserved in fool’s gold or iron pyrite, has been unearthed.

Most of the fossils that we find in Earth's crust are preserved in sedimentary rock, where layers of mineral cover an ...

Fool's gold is another name for iron pyrite - a mineral that can appear shiny and golden. It is also very good at preserving ...

A 450-million-year-old fossil of an ancient relative of spiders has been discovered preserved in 3D by fool's gold. The new ...

Researchers have uncovered a golden-colored, 450-million-year-old fossil of a new arthropod species, preserved in fool’s gold ...

A 450-million-year-old fossil of an ancient creature related to the modern-day spider was recovered encased in fool’s gold in ...

You may think you’ve struck it rich before the gold stones disappointingly flake apart in your hands. The stones are made of ...

The ancient, gilt creatures represent a new species, and hint at the anatomy of an iconic group of arthropods.

Named Lomankus edgecombei, the arthropod is a remarkably bright golden color because it’s preserved in three dimensions by iron pyrite — a mineral better known as fool’s gold. The fossil ...