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Diamond market crash is Africa’s opportunity, not its crisis – M'zée Fula Ngenge
Global natural diamond supply is forecast to fall below 95 million carats this year, the lowest since 1987. For Dr. M'zée Fula Ngenge, chairperson of the African Diamond Council (ADC), this is not a death knell but a clarion call. In an exclusive...
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Tracr passes 5 million rough diamonds milestone as De Beers expands provenance push
De Beers Group's blockchain-enabled traceability platform Tracr reached a significant milestone in 2025, with more than 5 million rough diamonds individually scanned and registered, up from 2.8 million cumulative registrations reported in 2024. The...
28 september 2026
South African diamonds head to Hong Kong: SDT partners with BRINKS for JGW 2026
South Africa’s State Diamond Trader (SDT) has confirmed the country's participation in Jewellery & Gem World Hong Kong (JGW) 2026 through a partnership with BRINKS. SDT marketing and communication manager Tsholofelo Gopolang Tselapedi...
14 september 2026
David Benderly: PermaScribe seeks to put trust mark on diamond table, not just girdle
In this interview with Rough & Polished’s Mathew Nyaungwa, PhotoScribe Technologies president and chief executive David Benderly explains how PermaScribe differs technically from conventional laser inscription, its potential to strengthen security, and...
31 august 2026
The great reset: Paul Zimnisky on supply catharsis, De Beers' bargain and the case for natural diamonds
The natural diamond industry is in the throes of its most profound reset in a generation. Supply is plunging to its lowest level since 1987 and De Beers—once valued at over $9 billion—is reportedly being sold for as little as $1 billion.
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10 august 2026
No dangerous sources of radioactive contamination identified in the Arctic - report
24 october 2024
The expedition on the ship Akademik Mstislav Keldysh studied the submerged nuclear submarine K-27 and the nuclear waste burial site in the Kara and Barents Seas in September-October and did not find any radioactive contamination.
Russian scientists confirmed the safety of black plastic
23 october 2024
The panic arose after the American organization Toxic-Free Future stated that 85% of tested black plastic products, such as toys and kitchen utensils, contain toxic substances. However, this study concerned goods sold in the United States, and the situation in Russia is radically different.
Sochi hosts the world's first full-time Environmental Olympiad
22 october 2024
The world's first full-time environmental Olympiad has started in the federal territory of Sirius in Sochi. 30 schoolchildren from seven countries gathered at the site. These are representatives of Russia, Belarus, Tajikistan, Pakistan, Indonesia, Seychelles and Abkhazia.
Identified a type of plastic that decomposes in the ocean faster than paper
21 october 2024
Millions of tons of plastic enter the oceans of our planet every year. The scientific community has spent the last few years trying to figure out which type of plastic decomposes fastest in the marine environment.
Oceanologists discover microplastics in dolphin exhalation
18 october 2024
American oceanologists have discovered a large number of microplastic particles in air samples that were collected during observations of the respiratory system of several bottle-nosed dolphins living off the coast of Florida.
Lakes in Switzerland contaminated by waste from defense industry plants
17 october 2024
At least 26 lakes in Switzerland are contaminated with waste from various defense industry plants, including recycled ammunition, TASS reports, citing data from the country's defense ministry.
Migratory birds from south bring dangerous chemicals polluting Arctic
16 october 2024
Migratory seabirds bring pollutants from southern waters to the ecologically clean north. These pollutants are per- and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals (PFAS), which cause irreparable damage to the nature of the Arctic.
