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Let’s celebrate June’s official birthstone with a deep dive into the backstory of one of the most celebrated natural pearls in the world — the Hope Pearl — and its famous sibling, the Hope Diamond.How these two museum-quality pieces were reunited after 156 years apart ...

Employing a pair of submersibles named Romeo and Juliet, the Guernsey-based Magellan company took six weeks to complete the largest underwater scan in history. In the end, the high-tech firm had compiled 700,000 high-resolution images in an effort to map every millimeter of the wreck ...

Former Disney star Bella Thorne took to Instagram on Friday to announce her engagement to TV producer Mark Emms and to show off what is estimated to be a 10-carat emerald-cut diamond engagement ring.Thorne posted a series of romantic photos along with the simple caption, ...

Welcome to Music Friday when we bring you fun songs with jewelry, gemstones or precious metals in the title or lyrics. Today, Bruce Springsteen returns to our blog with his bling-embellished, 1950s-inspired ditty, “Ain’t Got You.”In the song, The Boss details all the treasures he’s ...

Might the US federal government be able to stave off the impending debt-ceiling crisis by minting a $1 trillion platinum coin that could be deposited with the Federal Reserve to pay for government expenses? The answer seems to be yes, no and kinda, maybe…While some ...

Today, we’re going to share some fun stats and facts about Arkansas’s Crater of Diamonds State Park, where amateur miners get to keep what they find at the only diamond site in the world that’s open to the general public.Since it opened as a state ...

Even though it was 13 years ago, Mary Strand remembers vividly how she dove for her diamond anniversary ring as it swirled down the drain of her toilet. The St. Paul resident had accidentally knocked the ring into the bowl while washing her hands in ...

In August 2005, two of the most iconic pieces of Hollywood memorabilia — the Ruby Slippers worn by Dorothy in the 1939 MGM film, The Wizard of Oz — were snatched from the Judy Garland Museum in Grand Rapids, MN, after closing time in a ...

Welcome to Music Friday when we bring awesome new tunes with jewelry, gemstones or precious metals in the title or lyrics. Today, Taylor Swift reminds her inattentive boyfriend that he’d better mend his ways because when she walks into a room she “can still make ...

Back in 1970, the Zale Corporation purchased a 435-carat rough diamond, which was subsequently cut into the 127-carat, internally flawless, D-color sparkler known today as the “Light of Peace.” At the time, Zale’s founders Morris and William Zale saw the diamond not only as a ...

For the first time, scientists have devised a way to successfully extract human DNA from an ancient artifact — in this case, a 20,000-year-old deer-tooth pendant discovered in the famous Denisova Cave in southern Siberia.The DNA extraction technique, which has been described as a non-destructive, ...

So, you’ve booked a relaxing summer vacation, but you’re not sure if it’s a good idea to wear your precious jewelry into the hot tub or pool. While the short answer is NO, the science behind that answer is pretty fascinating. Read on.The most comprehensive ...