News

NFL Season Opens With a Super Bowl Rematch — and Memories of Two Rings
NFL Season Opens With a Super Bowl Rematch — and Memories of Two Rings
Today, the NFL begins another long journey toward Super Bowl glory, and the opening game offers a fitting reminder of where every team ultimately wants to be. Tonight, the defending... Read more...
Sotheby's to Auction World's Largest Matched Pair of Paraíba Tourmalines
Sotheby's to Auction World's Largest Matched Pair of Paraíba Tourmalines
Two extraordinary Paraíba-type tourmalines with a remarkable history are headed to the auction block. On September 17, Sotheby’s Hong Kong will offer the Kat Florence “Luminas,” weighing 71.24 and 72.84... Read more...
Music Friday: Andreya Triana Discovers Life’s Simple Treasures Are 'Gold'
Music Friday: Andreya Triana Discovers Life’s Simple Treasures Are 'Gold'
Welcome to Music Friday, when we bring you awesome songs with jewelry, gemstones or precious metals in the title or lyrics. Today, British singer-songwriter Andreya Triana turns one of jewelry’s... Read more...
Diamonds Can Generate Electricity, Flipping the Script on a Century-Old Belief
Diamonds Can Generate Electricity, Flipping the Script on a Century-Old Belief
For more than a century, diamond has been regarded as one of the world’s most electrically inactive materials. Now, researchers at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) have discovered that... Read more...
Tennessee Grandfather Unearths 2.29-Carat Canary Yellow Diamond in Arkansas
Tennessee Grandfather Unearths 2.29-Carat Canary Yellow Diamond in Arkansas
A family outing to Arkansas’s Crater of Diamonds State Park turned into a remarkable discovery for Tennessee grandfather Barry G. Smith, who unearthed a 2.29-carat canary yellow diamond while searching... Read more...
Ethiopia Officially Confirmed as a New Source of Coveted Paraíba Tourmaline
Ethiopia Officially Confirmed as a New Source of Coveted Paraíba Tourmaline
Ethiopia is now officially on the Paraíba tourmaline map. Independent investigations by the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) and Switzerland’s Gübelin Gem Lab have confirmed that a newly reported East... Read more...
Music Friday: Dolly Parton Sings About Being a 'Diamond in a Rhinestone World'
Music Friday: Dolly Parton Sings About Being a 'Diamond in a Rhinestone World'
Welcome to Music Friday, when we bring you songs with jewelry, gemstones or precious metals in the title or lyrics. Today, we pay tribute to Dolly Parton through her 1984... Read more...
Music Legend Dolly Parton's Butterfly Legacy Shines Through Her Love of Jewelry
Music Legend Dolly Parton's Butterfly Legacy Shines Through Her Love of Jewelry
For music legend Dolly Parton, jewelry was never simply about sparkle. Although the country icon became synonymous with rhinestones and faux gems, she also had a lifelong affection for butterfly... Read more...
Report Estimates $750 Billion in Gold Is Hiding in America's Jewelry Drawers
Report Estimates $750 Billion in Gold Is Hiding in America's Jewelry Drawers
Americans may have a staggering amount of untapped wealth hiding in plain sight — tucked inside dusty jewelry boxes and forgotten drawers. According to Unvault’s newly released 2026 Jewelry Drawer... Read more...
Ancient Greek Elites Adorned Themselves With Rings Made From Meteoric Iron
Ancient Greek Elites Adorned Themselves With Rings Made From Meteoric Iron
More than 3,000 years ago, some of the most powerful people in the Aegean world may have worn jewelry made from a material that was literally out of this world.... Read more...
Birthstone Feature: Mahenge Spinel Is August’s Neon-Pink Showstopper
Birthstone Feature: Mahenge Spinel Is August’s Neon-Pink Showstopper
Among August’s three official birthstones, spinel offers the most surprising burst of colors. And within the spinel family, the vivid neon-pink gems from Tanzania’s Mahenge region are in a class... Read more...
Music Friday: Aussie Star Kylie Minogue Finds Strength in 2007's 'White Diamond'
Music Friday: Aussie Star Kylie Minogue Finds Strength in 2007's 'White Diamond'
Welcome to Music Friday, when we bring you great songs with jewelry, gemstones or precious metals in the title or lyrics. Today, Kylie Minogue turns a precious gemstone into a... Read more...