Malaya garnets from Bekily, Madagascar, are predominantly pink to pinkish orange, with some stones orange to red. Discovered only in the late 1990s, the majority are intermediate members of the pyrope ...

A Lankan gem dealer became the first to obtain two Guinness World Records for two gemstones. Hailing from a family well known in the gemstone business community, he (name withheld for security reasons ...

Kidney stones are pebble-sized deposits that form when there’s too much salt and minerals in your urine. Learn whether men or women are more at risk, what passing one feels like, and how big ...

The gem was first discovered in 1902 in Madagascar and named after the French explorer, Alfred Grandidier, who wrote about the island’s natural history and geography. Translucent and transparent ...

For most theme parks, Christmas is a distant memory. However, one park's Christmas celebration only finished at the end of ...

The Tibetan sky burials are one of the most famous and unique forms of funeral rituals from around the world. They are a ...

The Terre Haute Children’s Museum is holding a special type of fundraiser for Valentine’s Day this year, naming a Madagascar ...

A tropical storm still presented a threat to the French territory of Mayotte, officials said Sunday, even though it was ...

Tropical storm Dikeledi barrelled towards Mozambique on Monday after leaving three dead in Madagascar and triggering floods ...

By now, you may be familiar with biophilic design -- it's the idea of integrating nature into design to enhance our ...

By now, you may be familiar with biophilic design — it’s the idea of integrating nature into design to enhance our connection ...

The 'Friends' actor had an interaction with the pop icon when he was a teenager, but it had nothing to do with show business.