Next time you buy a glittering fancy coloured diamond weighing one carat and above do not forget to verify its colour as natural. As you may land up buying a high pressure/high treatment (HPHT) colour ...

Diamonds are formed in the high temperature and pressure environment inside the Earth, but they can also be produced artificially. Chinese online shopping site Alibaba is selling a machine that can ...

Although the idea of marriage or an engagement might not yet be crossing the mind of a college student, the diamond industry will have changed quite a bit by the time it does. You see, just in the ...

Over the years, lab-grown diamonds have boomed in popularity, and it's not difficult to see why: they're physically and chemically identical to mined diamonds but cost a lot less. Whether you are ...

A new method for turning carbon gas into diamonds makes jewels big enough to put a twinkle in even J.Lo's eye. Michael Kanellos is editor at large at CNET News.com, where he covers hardware, research ...

FAKE diamonds are booming in popularity as newlyweds opt for a more sustainable alternative to mined gems. Some jewellers say interest has grown by more than 2,000 per cent in five years, as people ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Diamond is a semiconductor whose excellent physical properties – such as its high thermal conductivity and large band gap – make it the ideal material for devices such as power diodes and ...

This video shows eagle-eyed Brits put to the test to see if they can spot the difference between a mined diamond and a laboratory-grown diamond. Couples were stopped in the street and presented with ...