From the earliest days, stories and myths about diamonds have been filled with tales of mystical power, beauty and love. Some of the legends associated with diamonds include a city of diamonds protected by snakes, and diamonds that were impervious to the hottest fires.
Throughout history, the need to possess the glittering stones caused people to […]

They begin in chaos, 75 miles or more beneath Earth’s surface, as carbon transformed into crystals by extreme heat and pressure. As volcanic eruptions drive the crystals upward, they can revert to free carbon atoms, or vaporize into carbon dioxide, or become the graphite that’s used in lead pencils. The survivors retain their original form […]