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Ultra-Rare Diamond Reveals Secrets of Oceans of Water Deep Inside the Earth, Scientists Say
More water than all of Earth's oceans is thought to reside deep inside the mantle, and a newly-discovered gem just shed more light on the mystery.
The Biggest Pink Diamond in 300 Years Has Been Unearthed
Weighing 170 carats, the Lulo Rose is an ultra-rare gem from Angola.
This Is the Blackest Black Ever Created
MIT scientists have produced a material that is 10 times darker than anything else made by humans.
An Artist Is Launching a 100-Foot Satellite That Will Be Visible to the Naked Eye
"Space art" will become a whole new level of public art.
The Smallest Radio Receiver Ever Is Made from Imperfections in Diamonds
Harvard researchers made the world’s smallest radio receiver by using atomic imperfections in a pink diamond.
There Might Still Be Crooked Cops from the Silk Road Investigation
In the last month, two crooked federal agents embedded inside the Silk Road investigation were sentenced to prison, but they may not have been alone.
What Will Happen to the Largest Diamond to Be Found in a Century?
The biggest diamond to crop up in 100 years has made big news—and big money. But where will it end up?
The Second Biggest Diamond Ever Has Just Been Discovered in Botswana
The gem, found by a Canadian mining company, is second only to the famous Cullinan diamond found in South Africa 1905, which ended up becoming part of Britain's Crown Jewels.
Scientists Say We Could Build a Space Elevator Using Microscopic Diamond Chains
Diamond nanothreads are an “ideal material” for the cable needed to ferry cargo between Earth and the Moon or Mars.
We Asked an Expert if India Can Sue the Queen of England Over a Diamond
The Koh-i-noor diamond has been a part of the crown jewels since 1852, and now India wants it back. But can a country really sue the Queen?
Taking Down Tokyo's Corrupt Diamond Syndicate
VICE Japan follows Kyoji Sasaki on his mission to revolutionize an industry dominated by corrupt middlemen.