Experts explain the difference between lab-grown and natural diamonds, along with which one to buy. Editors share their favorite retailers to shop for jewelry.

One of the most striking trends to hit the jewelry market in recent years is difficult to escape, lab-grown diamonds. These pieces created as an alternative to natural diamonds have grown in ...

Diamond is well-known for being the hardest natural material on Earth, though synthetic forms have been developed that are even tougher – a feat that researchers have managed again, through a new ...

Diamonds are a girl’s best friend— but they’re this scientist’s best creation. A researcher has discovered a faster method to making diamonds in a laboratory — and it has the potential to ...

The world’s two most powerful diamond companies are making quiet but decisive moves to counter what some insiders are calling an existential threat to the industry — the growing popularity of ...

Lab-grown diamonds have become a popular choice for jewelry and engagement rings because they’re more affordable and are sourced sustainably. However, if you’re wondering whether lab-grown diamonds ...

Hakman, an expert in diamond coloration, was unfazed. “It’s almost done,” he tells Robb Report in late March, just as his team in Surat, India, the epicenter of the global diamond cutting industry, is ...

With the wedding season coming up, many couples are now hunting for the perfect engagement ring. Increasingly, they are turning to lab-grown diamonds—made by compressing carbon at ...

Throughout hip-hop’s long history, jewelry has served as an important vehicle for artists to convey their ideas and affluence, or simply to dazzle onlookers. Diamonds, in particular, serve as an ...

Marilyn Monroe once famously sang, “Diamonds are a girl’s best friend,” and that sentiment still appears to hold true – even if the diamonds aren’t real. Lab-grown diamonds, or synthetic diamonds ...