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A Thick Layer Of Diamonds May Lurk Beneath Mercury’s Surface

Mercury as seen by the MESSENGER spacecraft. Although easily the darkest of the planets, Mercury may have a sparkling layer deep inside.

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A Thick Layer Of Diamonds May Lurk Beneath Mercury’s Surface

Mercury as seen by the MESSENGER spacecraft. Although easily the darkest of the planets, Mercury may have a sparkling layer deep inside.

A Thick Layer Of Diamonds May Lurk Beneath Mercury’s Surface

June 25, 2024

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New Room Temperature Superconductor Throws Hat In The Ring – This Time, It’s Graphite

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New Room Temperature Superconductor Throws Hat In The Ring – This Time, It’s Graphite

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New Room Temperature Superconductor Throws Hat In The Ring – This Time, It’s Graphite

January 25, 2024

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Pencil Lead Can Be Turned Into Metaphorical "Gold"

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Pencil Lead Can Be Turned Into Metaphorical "Gold"

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Pencil Lead Can Be Turned Into Metaphorical "Gold"

November 17, 2023

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JWST Might Have Seen Cosmic Diamonds In The Early Universe

The image shows a deep galaxy field, featuring thousands of galaxies of various shapes and sizes. A cutout indicates a particular galaxy, known as JADES-GS-z6, which was a research target for this result. It appears as a blurry smudge of blue, red and green

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JWST Might Have Seen Cosmic Diamonds In The Early Universe

The image shows a deep galaxy field, featuring thousands of galaxies of various shapes and sizes. A cutout indicates a particular galaxy, known as JADES-GS-z6, which was a research target for this result. It appears as a blurry smudge of blue, red and green

JWST Might Have Seen Cosmic Diamonds In The Early Universe

July 20, 2023

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Which Material Has The Highest Melting Point? The Answer’s Complex

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Which Material Has The Highest Melting Point? The Answer’s Complex

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Which Material Has The Highest Melting Point? The Answer’s Complex

February 3, 2023

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How Do South Korea's Secretive "Blackout Bombs" Actually Work?

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How Do South Korea's Secretive "Blackout Bombs" Actually Work?

How Do South Korea's Secretive "Blackout Bombs" Actually Work?

October 10, 2017

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Scientists Just Found Evidence For The Oldest Life On Earth

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Scientists Just Found Evidence For The Oldest Life On Earth

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Scientists Just Found Evidence For The Oldest Life On Earth

September 27, 2017

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Mercury's Darkness Due To Hidden Layer Of Ancient Graphite

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Mercury's Darkness Due To Hidden Layer Of Ancient Graphite

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Mercury's Darkness Due To Hidden Layer Of Ancient Graphite

March 8, 2016

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Scientists Discover New Form Of Carbon That Can Make Diamonds At Room Temperature

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Scientists Discover New Form Of Carbon That Can Make Diamonds At Room Temperature

Scientists Discover New Form Of Carbon That Can Make Diamonds At Room Temperature

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How A Single Bite Of This Meal Can Give You Liver Cancer

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Footprints On A 1.43-Million-Year-Old Shoreline Have Anthropologists Questioning If We’ve Underestimated Early Hominin’s Size

This 1.43-million-year-old hominin footprint from Koobi Fora, Kenya is either from a H. erectus with surprisingly splayed toes, or a giant Paranthropus

Footprints On A 1.43-Million-Year-Old Shoreline Have Anthropologists Questioning If We’ve Underestimated Early Hominin’s Size

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World’s Only Cold-Blooded Mammal Lived On An Island And Aged Like A Crocodile

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World’s Only Cold-Blooded Mammal Lived On An Island And Aged Like A Crocodile

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Orcas Ram Sunfish So Hard They Explode “Into Thousands Of Pieces” And No, We’re Not Joking

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Orcas Ram Sunfish So Hard They Explode “Into Thousands Of Pieces” And No, We’re Not Joking

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Falcon 9 Rocket Stage "Abandoned" In High-Earth Orbit Is About To Slam Into The Moon, With The Energy Of 11.8 Gigajoules

A topographical map of the Einstein crater on the Moon. Circles around a central impact crater.

Falcon 9 Rocket Stage "Abandoned" In High-Earth Orbit Is About To Slam Into The Moon, With The Energy Of 11.8 Gigajoules

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For Almost 1,500 Years, The Ancestors Of Modern-Day Native Americans Kept Coming Back To This Sacred Cave To Paint In Complete Darkness

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For Almost 1,500 Years, The Ancestors Of Modern-Day Native Americans Kept Coming Back To This Sacred Cave To Paint In Complete Darkness

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