Diamonds aren't always colorless; they can also be blue, yellow, green and even pink. But what makes these jewels come in varied hues? After forming, diamonds need to rise to the surface very quickly ...
A pair of diamonds that formed hundreds of kilometers deep in Earth’s malleable mantle both contain specks of materials that form in completely opposing chemical environments—a combination so unusual ...
Diamonds are famous for their strength, but scientists have long suspected that another form of diamond might be even harder. Evidence of this was gathered over the past sixty years in meteorite ...
Dougal McCulloch receives funding from the Australian Research Council (ARC) Jodie Bradby receives funding from The Australian Research Council. In nature, diamonds form deep in the Earth over ...