Lab-grown diamonds put natural gems under pressure
The glittering diamonds sparkle the same but there are key differences: mined natural gems are more than a billion years old, while laboratory-made rocks are new and cost less than half the price.
The glittering diamonds sparkle the same but there are key differences: mined natural gems are more than a billion years old, while laboratory-made rocks are new and cost less than half the price.
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Feb 20, 2024
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Researchers report that replacing 50% of animal products with alternative proteins by 2050 could free up enough agricultural land to generate renewable energy equivalent in volume to today's coal-generated power while simultaneously ...
Earth Sciences
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As the world grapples with multiple ecological crises, it's clear the various responses over the past half century have largely failed. Our new research argues the priority now should be addressing the real driver of these ...
Environment
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Environment
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Environment
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Environment
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The answer to cleaning up contaminated industrial sites in Europe could lie in the microbes that are already there.
Environment
Jul 21, 2023
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On February 24, 2022, the Russian invasion of Ukraine escalated a dramatic conflict, with devastating effects both in human costs on the ground and international impact. Beyond the immediate reaction of world stock markets, ...
Economics & Business
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Europe is getting more of its power from renewable sources every year but, as the current crisis has shown, power markets remain at the mercy of increasingly volatile gas prices. The EU Commission has recently proposed a ...
Economics & Business
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A first-of-its-kind database for tracking the world's fossil fuel production, reserves and emissions launched on Monday to coincide with climate talks taking place at the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
Environment
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