It’s been 15 years since the global effort to ban conflict diamonds began. But the industry is still tainted by conflict and misery Story by Aryn Baker/Tshikapa Photographs by Lynsey Addario for ...

Even the best lab-grown diamonds can stir up a bit of skepticism in shoppers—and for good reason. You might wonder: How can anything concocted in a laboratory compare to what’s organically ...

Prices for lab-grown diamonds will continue to fall over the next year, he said. Zimnisky didn't have a price target, but said he believed loose lab-grown diamonds could see nearly the same price ...

Learn more about it. When it comes to choosing an engagement ring, diamonds still remain the most common stone. Indeed, it seems that people still agree that nothing says forever quite like a diamond.

In the pendant surrounding the Hope Diamond are 16 white diamonds, both pear-shapes and cushion cuts. A bail is soldered to the pendant where Mrs. McLean would often attach other diamonds including ...

The rarity of precious gemstones comes down to the geologic process of their formation. Sparkling diamonds and verdant emeralds are some of the most coveted and priciest gemstones. But which ...

The size of the global diamond industry is projected to reach nearly $140 billion by 2030, and it's easy to see why: the gemstones are sold for thousands of dollars each and remain a common ...

And the most effective result was a bit surprising: diamonds. Well, diamond dust, specifically. The team ran the compounds through a climate simulation and monitored their atmospheric effects for ...

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This is driven by customs duties and decline of wholesale gold jewellery trade ... the announcement of a possible introduction of VAT on loose diamonds would strongly jeopardise this," Meeus ...