A chemical and spectroscopic comparison of two purple gem spinel samples, one of them the first reported example of a spinel with a saturated purple color caused predominantly by chromium and cobalt.

The East Valley Tribune reported that Jon Crozier suffered nerve damage and a concussion caused by an improvised explosive ...

Altering the Canadian flag to suit any cause or event violates the government's own rules on how the flag is to be displayed ...

A heartbroken Massachusetts mother is demanding accountability after seeing American flags be vandalized once more on a Cape Cod bridge named in honor of her Purple Heart son.

Pakistan has urged the United Nations to prevent Afghanistan from becoming a "breeding ground for terror". The warning, delivered by Pakistan's Ambassador to the UN, Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, focussed on ...

Authorities raised a purple flag after a crocodile at Los Muertos Beach was spotted swimming near shore, advising visitors to avoid entering the water ...

Russia has become the first country to formally recognize the Taliban's government in Afghanistan since it seized power in 2021 after Moscow removed the group from its list of outlawed ...

An American flag that once flew over the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, was raised in Sea Isle City on Monday.