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Dec 29, 2018
Scientists think they’ve found a super-Earth exoplanet dripping with sapphires and rubies
The right kind of chemistry can lead to some strange sorts of worlds.
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Why so many diamonds are making science headlines this week
They’re windows into the heart of the Earth.
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Gone In a Flash: Burning Diamonds With a Torch and Liquid Oxygen
Diamonds are for, well, a couple seconds
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Creating Diamonds from Tequila
From the "too good to be true" files: A team of Mexican scientists have found a way to turn everyone's favorite liquor into everyone's favorite precious stone
