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Music Friday: Lake Street Dive's 'Wedding Band' Delivers a Clever PSA
Music Friday: Lake Street Dive's 'Wedding Band' Delivers a Clever PSA
Welcome to Music Friday, when we spotlight songs with jewelry, gemstones or precious metals in the title or lyrics. Today, Lake Street Dive serves up a witty and unforgettable reminder... Read more...
Ancient Emeralds Reveal a Remarkable Pre-Columbian Luxury Trade Network
Ancient Emeralds Reveal a Remarkable Pre-Columbian Luxury Trade Network
A new scientific study is shedding light on a remarkable long-distance gemstone trade that flourished in the Americas more than 1,000 years ago. Researchers have confirmed that a group of... Read more...
1,200-Year-Old Jewelry Hoard Reveals the Splendor of the Islamic Golden Age
1,200-Year-Old Jewelry Hoard Reveals the Splendor of the Islamic Golden Age
Archaeologists working in Saudi Arabia have uncovered an extraordinary jewelry hoard that offers a glittering glimpse into life of Islamic pilgrims more than 1,200 years ago. Nicknamed the "Dhariyah Treasure,"... Read more...
Lab-Grown Diamonds Are Helping AI Stay Cool While Powering a Smarter Future
Lab-Grown Diamonds Are Helping AI Stay Cool While Powering a Smarter Future
Diamonds have long been prized for three extraordinary qualities: rarity, brilliance and durability. Their unmatched hardness — making them the toughest natural material on Earth — is one reason they... Read more...
Parti Sapphires Bring a Symbolic, Colorful Twist to Modern Engagement Rings
Parti Sapphires Bring a Symbolic, Colorful Twist to Modern Engagement Rings
For generations, engagement ring shoppers gravitated toward classic white diamonds or richly colored gemstones displaying a single, uniform hue. Today, however, a growing number of Gen Z and Millennial couples... Read more...
Smithsonian Butterfly Highlights Rare Natural Pearls From the Sea of Cortez
Smithsonian Butterfly Highlights Rare Natural Pearls From the Sea of Cortez
Historically, natural pearls have been found around the globe, from the Persian Gulf, Indian Ocean and Gulf of Mannar near Sri Lanka to French Polynesia, China, Japan, Australia, the rivers... Read more...
Twisted Bronze Neck Rings Unearthed From 2,500-Year-Old Swedish Grave
Twisted Bronze Neck Rings Unearthed From 2,500-Year-Old Swedish Grave
Archaeologists working in eastern Sweden have uncovered a pair of remarkably well-preserved Bronze Age neck rings that are shedding new light on the lives, beliefs and social customs of people... Read more...
Music Friday: Bailey Hefley Finds Her Inner Brilliance in 'Dust on a Diamond'
Music Friday: Bailey Hefley Finds Her Inner Brilliance in 'Dust on a Diamond'
Welcome to Music Friday when we bring you songs with jewelry, gemstones or precious metals in the title or lyrics. Today, country artist Bailey Hefley transforms heartbreak into empowerment in... Read more...
Prized 'Mutton-Fat' Jade Comes From One of the Most Isolated Places on Earth
Prized 'Mutton-Fat' Jade Comes From One of the Most Isolated Places on Earth
Deep in western China, where scorching dunes stretch endlessly toward the horizon, one of the world’s most treasured gemstones quietly waits beneath river stones and desert gravel. It’s an astonishing... Read more...
Cincinnati Reds' Star Andrew Abbott Pops the Question With Dazzling Ring
Cincinnati Reds' Star Andrew Abbott Pops the Question With Dazzling Ring
A sparkling diamond ring and a romantic Cincinnati skyline set the stage for one of baseball’s sweetest off-field moments this month as the Reds' All-Star pitcher Andrew Abbott proposed to... Read more...
Here's Why King Tut's 3,000-Year-Old Gold Funerary Mask Still Looks Brand New
Here's Why King Tut's 3,000-Year-Old Gold Funerary Mask Still Looks Brand New
When British archaeologist and Egyptologist Howard Carter first revealed the funerary mask of Tutankhamun on October 28, 1925, he was stunned by its astonishing condition. After more than 3,000 years... Read more...
Music Friday: Wedding Band Assumes Starring Role in 'Third Finger, Left Hand'
Music Friday: Wedding Band Assumes Starring Role in 'Third Finger, Left Hand'
Welcome to Music Friday, when we spotlight songs with jewelry, gemstones or precious metals in the title or lyrics. Today, we revisit Martha and the Vandellas and their 1967 ditty,... Read more...