Understanding Gemstone Classifications as Natural, Treated, and Synthetic Stones Shape Modern Jewelry Markets

Clear distinctions between natural, treated, and synthetic gemstones protect both the integrity of the jewelry industry and the confidence of clients” — Ken Bowers METAIRIE, LA, UNITED STATES, ...

Outdated mortality benchmarks risk missing early signs of famine and delay recognizing mass starvation

Recent global crises have exposed the limits of a universal mortality threshold for declaring famine—an approach that can obscure how famine actually unfolds across different populations. In a paper ...
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Whistleblower lawsuit filed against high-profile Kentucky distillery, CEO

A former executive at a high-profile Kentucky bourbon distillery has filed a whistleblower lawsuit against the company. In the lawsuit, filed Feb. 13, in Nelson County, Sylvia E. Sanders accused ...

‘A horror nightmare’: How Arjun Erigaisi’s ‘pawn war’ crushed Magnus Carlsen in a wild Freestyle World Championship upset

This is a position that you don’t even want to get in your nightmares,” chess legend Judit Polgar said on the official broadcast on YouTube as Arjun’s advantage over Carlsen started becoming ...