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 ...

After decades of chasing after a rare hexagonal diamond, a Chinese team says their iteration of the elusive material is the ...

“These findings resolve the long-standing controversy on the existence of hexagonal diamond,” researchers said.

To misquote a famous song, "Diamonds are industry's best friend." Cubic diamond is the hardest mineral on Earth and is used in everything from precision cutting tools to high-performance ...

An international research team has produced a bulk, millimeter-scale hexagonal diamond in the laboratory, a crystal variant long theorized to rival or exceed the hardness of the cubic diamonds found ...

Nothing feels more rejuvenating after a strenuous hike than a long soak in a natural hot spring. Luckily, there are places in ...

Researchers have produced nearly pure hexagonal diamond, a material long theorized to be harder than conventional diamond, by ...

During this four- to five-mile run—depending on your exact starting point—sights will include gorgeous homes, turquoise ...

Crystal jellyfish have an eerie beauty: thanks to a natural protein, they emit a faint green glow. For decades, researchers have used that green fluorescent protein and similar molecules to light up ...

Whether you call them a cougar, puma, mountain lion or panther, you’re talking about the same big cat, often solitary and elusive, but native to North, Central and South America. […] ...

Leiden physicists Daniela Kraft and Julio Melio have created soft structures that can take on different shapes without any ...