On top of it, the marketplace for diamonds can be really confusing. There are grades of clarity and color that lead to an overall quality rating. And, of course, diamonds are very expensive. The ...
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 ...
A team of researchers has reported the first laboratory synthesis and recovery of bulk hexagonal diamond, a crystal form long ...
Diamonds are famous for their strength, but scientists have long suspected that another form of diamond might be even harder.