Researchers made small, pure samples of the elusive mineral lonsdaleite – also known as hexagonal diamond — and tested its material properties to show it's harder than diamond. When you purchase ...

When so much of our days are filled with scrolling, streaming, listening and email-sending, it’s easy to forget that there are hobbies that don’t actually require a screen. The great thing about ...

After decades of chasing after a rare hexagonal diamond, a Chinese team says their iteration of the elusive material is the most important yet. Reading time 3 minutes In 1962, researchers hypothesized ...

Cindy Ware of Chester County realized a couple of months ago that the diamond from her ring, passed down through her late husband's family, was gone. "I still don't believe it. It's in my purse now ...

Diamonds are the ultimate status symbol, but are they really forever? For over five centuries, Antwerp's diamond district in Belgium has been the cornerstone of the global diamond trade, through which ...

De Beers reportedly cut rough diamond prices in January, a rare retreat by the industry’s once-dominant broker as slumping demand, lab-grown stones and trade turmoil batter the global diamond market.

OpenJDK project teams will focus work on features such as value types, code reflection, AOT compilation, and structured concurrency in the coming year. Oracle’s Java team in 2026 will work toward ...

A Texas man unearthed an unexpected treasure during a family trip this winter — all thanks to his sons and his wife's Siri search. Arkansas State Parks recently shared news about the find, which was ...

It started as a winter break question from two kids—where could they mine for crystals?—and ended with a 2.09-carat diamond pulled from the dirt. The park is the only public diamond mine in the world ...

Before he was the guy leading stadiums full of fans through the chorus of "Sweet Caroline," Neil Diamond was a kid in Brooklyn writing song lyrics while bored in class. Diamond's expansive songwriting ...

Blue Diamond will close Sacramento plant by mid-2027, cutting 600 jobs. Cooperative shifts processing to Turlock and Salida to protect grower pay. City faces 53-acre redevelopment question balancing ...

After a long, messy fight among numerous parties connected to the Diamond Comic Distributors bankruptcy, executives have moved to liquidate the company through a recently filed Chapter 7 proceeding.