A new theory from U.S. astronomers about how the Earth was formed adds to our knowledge about our home’s formative years, over 4.5 billion years ago. Impacts from extraterrestrial objects added gold, platinum, and other heavy metals to Earth during its late accretion period.

You'll sometimes hear Apple's industrial designs described as works of art. Sometimes that's exactly what they are turned into.

Despite the thousands of people that would be happy just to own a standard iPad, a solid gold version has been produced by a UK jeweller, on sale for $300,000.

A UK-based jeweller has released what is claimed to be the world's most expensive phone. The gold and diamond encrusted iPhone 3GS Supreme costs $A3.5 million.

Is the latest Chinese government Internet ban actually a good thing for a change? Ask most gamers and I reckon the answer would be a resounding yes.

Bejewelled iPhone comes with $US2.5 million price tag: is it the king of bling or just crassly conspicuous consumption?

It sounds like something right out of a Roald Dahl story, but this is much stranger than any fiction: gold farming has become a $500 million global virtual outsourcing business.