Beijing breakthrough: For the first time, scientists have created a meteorite diamond in the lab. Unlike regular diamonds, this one is nearly 60% harder, making it a candidate for the hardest natural material known to science. Right now, only tiny crystals exist, but within the next decade, researchers hope to grow larger, purer diamonds that could revolutionize technology and industry.
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The Three Whale Rock, Thailand: In northeast Thailand, you can hike across three giant rocks shaped like a whale family swimming together. Formed about 75 million years ago, they offer sweeping views of lush forests and even Laos. It’s geology and nature blending into pure magic.
A predator whale from the past: In Australia, scientists uncovered the fossil of a small predator whale that lived 26 million years ago. At two meters long, with sharp teeth and big eyes, it looked almost cute — but was anything but harmless. Accidentally discovered near Melbourne, the fossil turned out to be an entirely new species and a distant cousin of today’s blue whale, opening a new chapter in whale evolution.
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