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Our favorite stories about Earth and its creatures this yearDolphins with thumbs and eruptions of diamonds from Earth's center topped our list of favorite stories this year.
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Is anything harder than a diamond?Diamonds are naturally hard, but is there anything from Earth, space or even a lab that's harder?
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Earth's biggest cache of pink diamonds formed in the breakup of the 1st supercontinent 'Nuna'The Argyle formation in Australia, which hosts 90% of the world's pink diamonds, formed when the first supercontinent broke up.
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Fountains of diamonds erupt from Earth's center as supercontinents break upResearchers have discovered a pattern where diamonds spew from deep beneath Earth's surface in huge, explosive volcanic eruptions.
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10 shocking facts about electricityMany myths and misconceptions exist about electricity. Here, we clear them up.
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Unlike Diamonds, Most Minerals Not ForeverDiamonds may be forever, but that's not true of most minerals.
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Rare diamonds suggest water lurks much deeper in Earth's interior than scientists thoughtClues about water in Earth's deep interior were recently extracted from rare diamonds.
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Scientists blasted plastic with lasers and turned it into tiny diamonds and a new type of waterShock-compressing PET plastics can create tiny nanodiamonds with a range of technological applications.
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Giant blobs in Earth’s mantle may be driving a 'diamond factory' near our planet’s coreWater driven toward Earth's center by plate tectonics could lead to the creation of diamonds at the boundary between the core and the mantle.
