Bismuth is an unusual element that we don't encounter much in everyday life. But this pretty, iridescent metal, found near ...

Bismuth has many interesting properties that have led to several applications in industry, and it is commonly used in solders. It is one of the few substances (water being another) that expands on ...

Gemstone seekers in Chaung Gyi Village unearthed the tiny reddish-orange crystal, which later caught the eye of a gemologist.

A single gemstone from Myanmar holds the title of Earth's rarest mineral, kyawthuite.

[NightHawkInLight] has been playing around with the diamagnetic properties of bismuth. Diamagnetic materials get a lot of attention due to their strange ability to produce the opposite of the ...