Diamond
Russia’s ‘conflict diamonds’ under scrutiny
The United States is not at war with Russia though it is supplying Ukraine with lots of weaponry. And Washington is wielding its economic might against Moscow. US sanctions cover a wide range of Russian industries: fossil fuels, banking, aviation — and even precious minerals, like diamonds.
A Planet Made of Diamonds
A planet made out of diamonds? Sounds like the plot of a weird science fiction film that would star some of the “real housewives,” or the Kardashians. But this is no fantasy. A team of scientists from the United States and France have found that a massive planet, previously thought to be composed of oxygen […]
