Published on Dec. 19, 2024, 9:43 a.m.

A wedding band is a circle, a symbol of permanence and an unbroken promise. We choose it to endure, to withstand the rigors of …

Published on Dec. 19, 2024, 8:35 a.m.

A circle of gold on the fourth finger of the left hand. For millennia, this has been the quintessential symbol of a lifelong pr…

Published on Dec. 19, 2024, 8:29 a.m.

Before it was a ring on a finger, a symbol of a vow, its atoms were forged in the cataclysmic collision of neutron stars. The g…

Published on Dec. 19, 2024, 8:23 a.m.

A circle of gold on a finger is one of humanity’s most enduring symbols. It speaks of infinity, unity, and a bond unbroken. But…

Published on Dec. 19, 2024, 8:18 a.m.

It begins as a perfect, unbroken circle—an object of such potent symbolism that it has traversed millennia, cultures, and empir…

Published on Dec. 19, 2024, 8:07 a.m.

In the quiet hours of the night, long after our conscious minds have surrendered to slumber, our bodies are telling a story. It…

Published on Dec. 19, 2024, 7:50 a.m.

For millennia, the cross has been a vessel for meaning. Carved in stone, painted on walls, or worn close to the heart, it is an…

Published on Dec. 19, 2024, 7:46 a.m.

It began in the heart of a fallen star. In 1893, the French chemist Dr. Henri Moissan was examining fragments of the Canyon Dia…

Published on Dec. 19, 2024, 7:41 a.m.

An object of adornment, such as a gold cross necklace, is often perceived through the lens of sentiment and style. We see faith…

Published on Dec. 19, 2024, 7:36 a.m.

To gaze into the heart of a fine opal is to witness a spectacle of cosmic proportions—a swirling nebula of color, a captured au…