If you're looking for a special gift for a December birthday that will stand the tests of time, look no further than this pretty birthstone jewelry.

The mineral zircon is the oldest known piece of Earth existing on the surface today. The oldest bits date back as far as 4.37 billion years — not too far from the age of Earth itself at about 4. ...

Russia has completed testing of its hypersonic Zircon cruise missile and will deploy it before the end of the year on a new frigate of its Northern Fleet, a senior military official said on Wednesday.

Hiking in Maine: Mount Zircon provides panoramic views on a historic trail Once a prime processor of spring water in Oxford County, Mount Zircon still gives hikers a good reward for their efforts.

The Zircon hypersonic missile is part of Russia’s broader modernization effort. The system represents an indigenously produced weapon that is able to overcome current NATO air defense systems.

Russia has used five of its new hypersonic Zircon missiles to attack Kyiv since the start of the year, the city's military administration said on Monday.

Analysis of an ancient meteorite from Mars suggests that the mineral zircon may be abundant on the surface of the red planet. By determining the age and hafnium isotope composition of these ...

Zircon crystals in igneous rocks must be carefully examined and not relied upon solely to predict future volcanic eruptions and other tectonic events, researchers have shown.

Russian President Vladimir Putin deployed a ship equipped with hypersonic Zircon missiles on Wednesday—weapons that he claims can't be matched in other countries. The frigate loaded with the ...

Why wouldn’t you want a stone that was more beautiful than a diamond? The common reason is that cubic zirconia is cheap. Give someone an engagement ring of cubic zirconia and you are not ...

President Vladimir Putin has said the Russian Zircon can fly at Mach 9—nine times the speed of sound.

This paper reports the discovery of micro-diamond inclusions in zircon from the Jack Hills (Western Australia), which is up to 4,252 million years old and includes the oldest known diamonds found ...