BEAVER CREEK, Colorado –Consumers are catching on to the latest jewelry buzz, one that dates back millions of years. Raw diamonds have taken center stage this year, bringing eco-friendly, artistic ...

I did not intend to become interested in crystals. It happened, as these things often do, during a long drive through the desert. A chance pass through Quartzite, Ariz., piqued my interest. It ...

This news release is available in German. Diamonds are highly sought after as jewelry and as a form of capital investment. They are also prized by the research community, but not because of their ...

The researchers found that high-quality boron arsenide crystals achieved thermal conductivity above 2,100 watts per meter per ...

As interpretations of luxury have shifted in recent years, the way jewelry designers work with gemstones has moved more towards the beauty to be found in the imperfect. An increasing focus on raw ...

The discovery of a new planet made largely of diamond, known as “55 Cancri e,” has many itching to add a piece of cosmic jewelry to their collection. Unfortunately, the planet is 40 light years from ...

Researchers using a diamond paste to polish a slice of meteorite stumbled onto something remarkable: crystals in the rock that are harder than diamonds. A closer look with an array of instruments ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Bressan is a geologist who covers curiosities about Earth. Currently, diamond is regarded to be one of the hardest and most ...

Bristol's diamonds 5 July 2002 In 1586 William Camden described the remarkable cliffs of the Avon Gorge, Bristol, in his book Britannia, as 'full of diamonds'. In fact, what Camden described was not ...