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Sea Ice: Ancient Oceans Birthed Diamonds
Diamonds can form with the help of ancient saltwater, say researchers who have identified the gems from oceanic crust dating back as far as 200 million years ago.
Strange Rock from Russia Contains 30,000 Diamonds
The most diamond-rich rock ever found was discovered in Russia's Udachnaya diamond mine.
Space Diamonds in Gold Country: California Meteorite's Secrets Revealed
A meteorite that crashed down in California's gold country is showing off treasures of a different sort: small diamonds that could tell scientists more about the insides of asteroids.
New Synthetic Diamonds Are Hardest Gems Ever Created
Researchers claim they've made artificial diamonds that are harder than any tested before; however, some dispute the claim.
Using Lasers to Cut a Diamond Apart Atom by Atom
Opinion One of great challenges of the 21st century has been to develop ways to manipulate matter on smaller and smaller dimensions.
Whoops! Earth's Oldest 'Diamonds' Actually Polishing Grit
Evidence of Earth's first continents, 4.3-billion-year-old "diamonds" from Australia's Jack Hills, are actually fragments of polishing grit, a new study reports.
