Scientists found something unexpected inside a meteorite that hit Earth 50,000 years ago. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. While ...

In order to understand the macro dynamics of materials, scientists need to understand what instigates certain phenomena, which occur on infinitesimally small timescales. To this end, scientists at the ...

Most natural diamonds have ages between 1 billion and 3.5 billion years. Diamond is the only gem with a single element. Do ...

A nitrogen-vacancy (NV) center is a flaw in the diamond crystal structure that occurs when an adjacent lattice site becomes unoccupied and a nitrogen atom takes the place of a carbon atom. Researchers ...