There is a lot of confusion between zircons, a mined mineral, and cubic zirconia, an inexpensive synthetic crystal. But jewelry designers know the difference. The ranks of independent designers who ...

Carol Torney finds it difficult to imagine living in a home, the self-described grey nomad says of living in a van with her husband John. "We just love it," Mrs Torney said of the months where they ...

Earthquakes have rocked the planet for eons. Studying the quakes of old could help scientists better understand modern tremors, but tools to do such work are scarce. Enter zircons. Researchers used ...