Before entering the "Corn Crib" at Gull Meadow Farms in Kalamazoo County, MI, visitors must pass a large sign warning them to take off their rings and loose jewelry. You see, the 1,500-square-foot barn piled with kernels one foot deep makes for an exciting Fall outing with the little ones as they play and dig in the corn. But the …

Rio Tinto is about to launch the first installment of its "Beyond Rare" tender, an art series that will showcase the legacy inventory of pink and red diamonds from its shuttered Argyle Mine in Western Australia and intense yellow diamonds from its Diavik Diamond Mine, located beneath a frozen lake in the Barren Lands of Northern Canada. Presented as 46 …

A metal detectorist sweeping a freshly plowed carrot field in northeast Switzerland stumbled upon a bold fashion statement from the Middle Bronze Age, which dates back 3,500 years. Franz Zahn realized he was onto something special when several spiked bronze discs emerged from the soil in Güttingen, a town in the canton of Thurgau. Zahn immediately reported his historic find …

French Canadian Émilie Roy became a TikTok celebrity last week after posting a 12-second video of her fruitless efforts to find a cherished ring that was lost under a blanket of fallen leaves. The tragically comic video, which featured a bathtub, fall foliage and a spaghetti strainer, was viewed more than 4.2 million times. "I lost my engagement ring throwing …

Welcome to Music Friday when we celebrate classic songs with jewelry, gemstones or precious metals in the title or lyrics. Exactly 50 years ago, Jim Croce introduced us to a giant man with an affection for diamond jewelry in his chart topper, “Bad, Bad Leroy Brown.” In this song inspired by a friend he met while working as a lineman …

British singing sensation Adele had her 54.7 million Instagram fans in a tizzy earlier this week after posting a not-so-subtle hint that she is, indeed, engaged to American sports agent Rich Paul. In the second pic in an eight-photo carousel, the 16-time Grammy winner is seen holding up a copy of Paul's new memoir, Lucky Me, while showing off a …

Only one month after starring as one of the official birthstones for October, tourmaline will return for another dose of fame in a first-ever auction dedicated solely to the exceptional pink, green and bi-color gem. Iridis, the world's largest producer of high-quality tourmaline, recently announced its inaugural auction of Zambian rough tourmaline gemstones, which will take place in Bangkok from …

NASA’s six-year, 2.2-billion-mile mission to metal-rich “16 Psyche” lifted off from Florida's Kennedy Space Center just after 10 a.m. ET Friday aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. 16 Psyche is a 140-mile-wide asteroid that looks like a potato, but could be made of gold, platinum, iron and nickel — putting its potential precious metal value at $700 quintillion (700 followed …

The Stanley Cup championship rings presented to the Vegas Golden Knights' players, coaches and staff last week during a private ceremony at the Wynn Las Vegas are brimming with surprises, including a twist-off top that can be worn as a pendant. With the top off, the ring resembles the interior of T-Mobile Arena, with nine stars on the "ice" denoting …

The throwback manhole covers marking the Carson Street sidewalk on Pittsburgh's Southside have a unique characteristic that led to a "one in a million shot," according to police officers who responded to a mini-emergency last Thursday at about midnight. You see, the well-worn covers are completely solid, except for six silver-dollar sized ventilation holes spaced evenly around the circular mass …