Formed millions to billions of years ago, diamonds can shine light into the darkest and oldest parts of the Earth's mantle. The analysis of ancient, superdeep diamonds dug up from mines in Brazil and ...

Scientists have discovered ancient diamonds which have provided new clues about the Earth’s evolution. Researchers discovered ancient superdeep diamonds, which hail from mines in Brazil and Western ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The dramatic break up of an ancient supercontinent could be behind ...

“A diamond is forever.” That iconic slogan, coined for a highly successful advertising campaign in the 1940s, sold the gemstones as a symbol of eternal commitment and unity. But our new research, ...

Diamonds are made out of carbon — highly organized carbon, that is. Geologists are still guessing how diamonds formed in the Earth from 1 billion to 3 billion years ago.

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A team of Chinese scientists may have cracked the secret behind the strange Canyon Diablo diamonds. Hexagonal in form rather than cubic, the process behind how these diamonds formed has, until now, ...

Botswana's Karowe mine just produced a record-breaking 2,492-carat diamond, the largest unearthed in over a century.

Very few gems can withstand the intense pressure of Earth's mantle, but some require it to crystallize. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

This cartoon shows a subducting oceanic plate traveling like a conveyor belt from the surface down to the lower mantle. The white arrows show the comparatively well-established shallow recycling ...

The analysis of ancient, superdeep diamonds dug up from mines in Brazil and Western Africa, has exposed new processes of how continents evolved and moved during the early evolution of complex life on ...