Lab-grown pearls are the latest innovation in sustainable luxury. Discover how they're made, if they're real pearls, and why ...

Nov. 28 -- Diamonds may be a girl's best friend, but thousands of women still lust for the timeless elegance and glamour of pearls. But can you tell a top-of-the-line strand from a second-rate — or a ...

For a long time, it was thought impossible to isolate a pearl's genetic material. Now, a Swiss research team has achieved this elusive goal. Scientists Joana Meyer, from the ETH Institute of ...

I regularly field the question, “How do you spot a fake?” Unfortunately there is no easy answer. In fact there are as many answers as there are materials comprising art and antiques. Like most things ...

Bidders plunked down some very real money yesterday for Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis’ fake gems, as her Camelot-crazed Sotheby’s auction became a costume jewelry party. By lunchtime on the event’s third ...