In adamantane, the carbon atoms are in the right diamond-like arrangement, but each carbon is capped with hydrogen atoms. As ...

There are various ways to create artificial diamonds, but a new method developed by researchers, including those at the ...

The diamonds are then dispersed throughout the earth’s crust, where they can be found for billions of years. Scientists estimate that all of the naturally occurring diamonds sold commercially ...

Most diamonds form from fluids deep inside Earth’s interior that contain carbonate compounds, new research suggests.

New findings explain how the world's biggest and most-valuable diamonds formed -- from metallic liquid deep inside Earth's mantle. The research team studied large gem diamonds like the world ...

Diamonds Unearthed In the first installment of a multi-part series, Smithsonian diamond expert Jeffrey Post explains how the rare crystals form ...

Tiny flaws in diamonds hold the secret to the formation of the first continents. In a new study, researchers used inclusions — imperfections derided by jewelers but valuable to scientists — to ...

Diamonds Unearthed In the first installment of a multi-part series, Smithsonian diamond expert Jeffrey Post explains how the rare crystals form ...