Is The Earth's Mantle Full of Diamonds?
Parts of the Earth’s mantle might be loaded with diamonds, if a new model turns out to be correct. But no, you can’t…
Weird New Quantum Diamonds Offer Hope for a Quantum Internet
“Diamonds are forever” is a cliche that fails to fully encapsulate the many strange properties of diamonds. But a new…
Detection of Diamond Dust Around Distant Stars Solves Decades-Long Mystery
For years, astronomers have struggled to understand the source of anomalous microwave emissions coming from various…
Here's How Scientists Bent Diamonds
A team of physicists has figured out how to bend diamonds, according to a new paper. Okay, we’re talking about…
Diamonds Packed Inside Rare Meteorite Offer Clues to a Destroyed Planet
Back in 2008, an 80-ton meteor exploded over the Nubian Desert of Sudan, showering the region with hundreds of tiny…
Ice Crystals in Diamonds Reveal Pockets of Water Deep in Earth's Mantle
Diamonds, the super-strong and brilliant crystals of carbon atoms produced under the Earth’s crushing pressures, are…
Massive Diamond Discovered in Lesotho Is World’s Fifth Largest
Workers at Lesotho’s Letšeng mine have discovered an absolute whopper of a diamond, rated at 910-carats. Roughly the…
You Can Levitate Tiny Diamond Particles Using a Cheap Red Laser Pointer
Did you know a cheap red laser pointer is good for more than just annoying people at a movie theater? As YouTube’s Styro…
Miner Finds Enormous 706-Carat Diamond, Promptly Hands It Over to the Government
A pastor and independent miner in Sierra Leone has unearthed an uncut 706-carat diamond estimated to be worth tens of…
The Crazy Craftsmanship That Goes Into Making an NBA Championship Ring
When you win a championship as a professional athlete, you get a ring. But it’s not a normal ring meant for normal…
Forgetting a $100,000 Pair of Diamond-Saturated Headphones on a Plane Would Be Heartbreaking
Thanks to Onkyo, throwing on a pair of fancy rose gold Beats headphones is no longer a status symbol. Compared to…
The World's Largest Blue Diamond Is Up for Sale (If You Have $45 Million)
Fancy treating yourself? The world’s largest ever blue diamond is going up for auction on May 18th at Christie’s in…
Dusting the Sky With Diamond is the Latest Crazy Scheme to Cool the Planet
Geoengineering — hacking Earth’s climate system to reverse global warming — often sounds a bit preposterous, whether…
Watch A Diamond Burn In Pure Oxygen
It takes a lot to make a diamond burn — but it can be done. Watch these people prank a Nobel Prize winner, while…
An Obscure African Plant Tells Miners Where to Look for Diamonds
Diamonds you’re familiar with. Pandanus candelabrum, not so much. And until recently, botanists didn’t pay much…
Here's How Much Earth Gets Blasted Away to Extract a Hunk of Diamond
If you ever wondered how much land mass had to be moved to produce that diamond engagement ring, this series of photos…
10 Gemstones Much Rarer Than Diamond
Many people know that diamond is actually pretty common when it comes to gemstones (you can find millions of them in…
These Tiny Diamond Nanothreads Could Someday Support a Space Elevator
A team of scientists just strung a tone of the world's smallest diamonds into superstrong nanothreads. That makes for…
Scientists Use World's Largest Laser To Recreate Jupiter's Core
It is not pleasant inside the core of Jupiter—or any other planet for that matter. However, gaining a better…
The Nearly Mile-Wide Diamond Mine That Helped Build the Soviet Union
Building empires takes money. And building industrial empires takes diamonds, not just for cash, but for the machines…