Jewelry : Discovery News

Unscratchable Gold Is Harder Than Steel

Posted by Alyssa Danigelis Tue Dec 27, 2011 07:00 AM ET | 0

Swiss metallurgists have created the world's most resilient 18-karat gold. Read more

Diamond Tech Wide Angle

Posted Mon Oct 3, 2011 01:30 PM ET

Diamonds aren't just for jewelry; they're used to speed up supercomputers, diagnose disease and store quantum information, among others. Read more

Earliest Europeans Were Cannibals, Wore Bling

Posted by Jennifer Viegas Wed Jul 6, 2011 12:24 PM ET | 0

The 32,000-year-old human remains reveal incriminating cut marks on the bones. Read more

Triangular Blue Diamond Expected to Draw $15 Million

Posted Sun Sep 12, 2010 08:19 AM ET | 0

A rare blue diamond, paired with a white diamond stone was first purchased by a man for his wife at the birth of his son. Read more

Printing in Three Dimensions

Posted by Gene Charleton Fri Sep 10, 2010 03:00 AM ET | 0

Forget flat; these printers deliver 3D objects in full color. Read more

World's Rarest Gemstones

Posted Fri Mar 5, 2010 12:27 PM ET | 0

All gemstones are rare; some are just harder to find than others. Take a tour of some of the rarest in the world. Read more

Super-Hard Diamonds Found in Meteorite

Posted by Larry O'Hanlon Tue Feb 2, 2010 04:17 AM ET | 0

The ultra hard rocks may not end up on your finger, but they could help scientists learn how to create harder diamonds in the lab. Read more

Prehistoric Jewelry Reveals Neanderthal Fashion Sense

Posted by Jennifer Viegas Fri Jan 8, 2010 05:00 PM ET | 0

Even Neanderthals knew how to accessorize. Read more

Earliest Menora Depiction Found : Discovery News

Posted Fri Jul 31, 2009 04:48 AM ET

Israeli archaeologists have uncovered one of the earliest depictions of a menorah, the seven-branched candelabra that has come to symbolize Judaism, the Israel Antiquities Authority said Friday. Read more

Black Coral Forest Found Near Sea Monster Home: Discovery News

Posted Tue Jun 30, 2009 09:26 PM ET

The narrow stretch of water known as the Strait of Messina, where the mythical sea monsters Scylla and Charybdis swallowed sailors and ships, hides the world's largest forest of black coral. Read more

Rare 1,800-Year-Old Figurine Found in Jerusalem : Discovery News

Posted Tue Jun 30, 2009 09:24 PM ET

A tiny, Roman-era bust of a bearded man is unearthed in Jerusalem's Old City. Read more

Tech Lets Plants Phone for Water: Discovery News

Posted Fri May 29, 2009 05:29 AM ET

A microchip originally developed for plants in space lets farmers know when their crops are dry. Read more

Early Human Dined on Young Neanderthal: Discovery News

Posted Thu May 21, 2009 05:33 AM ET

Around 30,000 years ago, a human in what is now France may have eaten a Neanderthal child and made a necklace out of its teeth. Read more

Two Thousand-Year-Old Earring Found in Jerusalem: Discovery News

Posted Mon Nov 10, 2008 08:33 AM ET

Israeli archaeologists have discovered a 2,000-year-old gold earring beneath a parking lot next to the walls of Jerusalem's old city, the Israel Antiquities Authority said Monday. Read more

World's First Known Dog Ate Big Game : Discovery News

Posted Fri Oct 17, 2008 08:51 AM ET

An international team of scientists has just identified what they believe is the world's first known dog, which was a large and toothy canine that lived 31,700 years ago and subsisted on a diet of horse, musk ox and reindeer, according to a new... Read more