WHY HAVE HUMANS COLLECTED CRYSTALS FOR 780,000 YEARS? CHIMPANZEES MAY HOLD THE ANSWER

AT A GLANCE

Chimpanzees showed a remarkable attraction to crystals, choosing them over ordinary stones and studying them with intense curiosity. The results suggest that the same unusual features may have fascinated early humans long before crystals had any practical use.

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• Topic: SCIENCE — the feed headline centres on HAVE, HUMANS, COLLECTED, CRYSTALS, YEARS.
• Original feed: All Top News -- ScienceDaily.
• Published: 15 Jul 2026, 03:56 UK.
• Coverage checked: 1 distinct source and 0 closely matched related stories.

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• All Top News -- ScienceDaily: Chimpanzees showed a remarkable attraction to crystals, choosing them over ordinary stones and studying them with intense curiosity.
• All Top News -- ScienceDaily: The results suggest that the same unusual features may have fascinated early humans long before crystals had any practical use.

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