Commissioned by the Russian emperor Nicholas II, the diamond-covered Winter Egg is expected to fetch $27 million when it goes ...

Long before they’re polished and set in gold, the world’s greatest gems sleep beneath mountains, rivers, and deserts. Their ...

The stone, unearthed at the Karowe mine in northeastern Botswana, is now under study by the Gemological Institute of America ...

Five years after Selena Gomez launched her Rare Beauty brand, the cosmetics company’s value has skyrocketed. Find out how ...

Archaeologists have discovered hundreds of rare “rock crystal” quartz fragments in a ceremonial site in western England. This ...

The Black subject of a 19th-century portrait by Thomas Phillips has been identified, following analysis by the U.K.'s ...

Beijing used bare-knuckle tactics in a multidecade effort to consolidate control over supplies.

From the Hope Diamond to Queen Marie Antoinette’s pearl pendant, in this ultra-luxe category, $32 million serves as the more ...

Aclara Resources CEO Ramón Barúa Costa addresses how his company is joining the U.S.' push for rare earth independence from ...

The US trade deal with China seeks to resolve a major sticking point of their ongoing trade war: rare-earth minerals.

Now a regular bottle of Goût de Diamants champagne lands anywhere between $200 to $300, an understandably fair price for a bottle of bubbly. The exclusive buy we're talking about here though, costs a ...

A South West-based manufacturer has achieved a Guinness World Record with the creation of the world's most expensive cake ...