The second largest diamond in the world has been discovered in Botswana. Canadian mining company Lucara Diamond used an advanced X-ray scanner to find a 2,492-carat diamond from its Karowe Diamond ...

The world's second largest diamond could soon find a new home in a museum or a sheikh's collection -- but first needs to be properly evaluated, the Belgian firm holding it told AFP Monday. Unearthed ...

The Winston Red Diamond, an exquisite 2.33 carat Fancy red diamond - one of the finest in the world. Photo by Robert Weldon, courtesy of Ronald Winston. The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural ...

From the legendary Hope Diamond to a rainbow of colorful gemstones, a multigenerational bond between the Winston family and the Smithsonian transformed the museum’s world-renowned gem collection Emma ...

The launch of the billion-dollar site sees fresh calls for the return of antiquities held in museums overseas.

Caroline Im is on a mission as unique as the precious stones displayed in the Lyda Hill Gems and Minerals Hall at the Perot Museum of Nature and Science. When Im leads tours through the glittering ...

In the shadow of the great pyramids of Giza, Egypt has unveiled a new state-of-the-art museum that is the largest in the world and packed with artefacts spanning 7,000 years of human history. The ...