Diamonds may be the strongest known natural material, but researchers have just created some stiff competition. By firing a dime-sized graphite disk at a wall at 15,000 mph (24,100 km/h), scientists momentarily created a hexagonal diamond that is both stiffer and stronger than the natural, cubic kind. Hexagonal diamonds, also known as Lonsdaleite diamonds, are a special type of diamond with carbon atoms arranged in a hexagonal pattern. Formed when graphite is exposed to extreme heat and stress, such as at meteor impact sites, the rare material has long been theorized to be stronger than...…Diamonds may be the strongest known natural material, but researchers have just created some stiff competition. By firing a dime-sized graphite disk at a wall at 15,000 mph (24,100 km/h), scientists momentarily created a hexagonal diamond that is both stiffer and stronger than the natural, cubic kind. Hexagonal diamonds, also known as Lonsdaleite diamonds, are a special type of diamond with carbon atoms arranged in a hexagonal pattern. Formed when graphite is exposed to extreme heat and stress, such as at meteor impact sites, the rare material has long been theorized to be stronger than...WW…

TrendingLive Science is supported by its audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Researchers have only two skulls from this new species, but here is what the dinosaur may have looked like nearly 80 million years ago.(Image: © Julius Csotonyi)The fossils of a newly discovered cousin — a vicious, meat-eating dinosaur with serrated teeth and a monstrous face that scientists are calling the "reaper of death," has been discovered in Alberta, Canada. At 79.5 million years old, Thanatotheristes degrootorum is the oldest known named tyrannosaur on...…TrendingLive Science is supported by its audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Researchers have only two skulls from this new species, but here is what the dinosaur may have looked like nearly 80 million years ago.(Image: © Julius Csotonyi)The fossils of a newly discovered cousin — a vicious, meat-eating dinosaur with serrated teeth and a monstrous face that scientists are calling the "reaper of death," has been discovered in Alberta, Canada. At 79.5 million years old, Thanatotheristes degrootorum is the oldest known named tyrannosaur on...WW…

TrendingLive Science is supported by its audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Water, water, everywhere.(Image: © Shutterstock)What did look like 3.2 billion years ago? New evidence suggests the planet was covered by a vast ocean and had no continents at all.Continents appeared later, as thrust enormous, rocky land masses upward to breach the sea surfaces, scientists recently reported.They found clues about this ancient waterworld preserved in a chunk of ancient seafloor, now located in the outback of northwestern Australia. Related:...…TrendingLive Science is supported by its audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Water, water, everywhere.(Image: © Shutterstock)What did look like 3.2 billion years ago? New evidence suggests the planet was covered by a vast ocean and had no continents at all.Continents appeared later, as thrust enormous, rocky land masses upward to breach the sea surfaces, scientists recently reported.They found clues about this ancient waterworld preserved in a chunk of ancient seafloor, now located in the outback of northwestern Australia. Related:...WW…

TrendingLive Science is supported by its audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.(Image: © Shutterstock)Huge bacteria-killing viruses lurk in ecosystems around the world from hot springs to freshwater lakes and rivers. Now, a group of researchers has discovered some of these so-called bacteriophages that are so large and so complex that they blur the line between living and nonliving, according to new findings.Bacteriophages, or "phages" for short, are that specifically infect . Phages and other viruses are not considered living organisms...…TrendingLive Science is supported by its audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.(Image: © Shutterstock)Huge bacteria-killing viruses lurk in ecosystems around the world from hot springs to freshwater lakes and rivers. Now, a group of researchers has discovered some of these so-called bacteriophages that are so large and so complex that they blur the line between living and nonliving, according to new findings.Bacteriophages, or "phages" for short, are that specifically infect . Phages and other viruses are not considered living organisms...WW…

TrendingLive Science is supported by its audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Illustration of Chlamydia bacteria(Image: © Shutterstock)Deep under the Arctic Ocean seafloor lurks several newfound species of chlamydia bacteria. The species, cousins to the one that causes the sexually transmitted infection (STI), seem to survive despite a lack of oxygen and obvious hosts to prey upon, new research suggests.    is the most commonly reported STI in the U.S., with an estimated 2.86 million infections occurring each year, according to the . The...…TrendingLive Science is supported by its audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Illustration of Chlamydia bacteria(Image: © Shutterstock)Deep under the Arctic Ocean seafloor lurks several newfound species of chlamydia bacteria. The species, cousins to the one that causes the sexually transmitted infection (STI), seem to survive despite a lack of oxygen and obvious hosts to prey upon, new research suggests.    is the most commonly reported STI in the U.S., with an estimated 2.86 million infections occurring each year, according to the . The...WW…

TrendingLive Science is supported by its audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.This infamous video of the USS Nimitz UFO encounter may not be the only one out there...(Image: © To The Stars Academy of Arts & Science)In November 2004, several U.S. Navy pilots stationed aboard the USS Nimitz encountered a darting and dashing over the Pacific Ocean in apparent defiance of the laws of physics. Navy officials dubbed the strange craft an "," but they have remained mum on what, exactly, that phenomenon could've been. Now, unsurprisingly to...…TrendingLive Science is supported by its audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.This infamous video of the USS Nimitz UFO encounter may not be the only one out there...(Image: © To The Stars Academy of Arts & Science)In November 2004, several U.S. Navy pilots stationed aboard the USS Nimitz encountered a darting and dashing over the Pacific Ocean in apparent defiance of the laws of physics. Navy officials dubbed the strange craft an "," but they have remained mum on what, exactly, that phenomenon could've been. Now, unsurprisingly to...WW…

As the coronavirus outbreak in China continues to spread, having infected over 24,000 people so far, scientists around the world are racing to find a treatment. Most of the people infected with the new coronavirus, dubbed 2019-nCov, have not received a treatment specific to that virus — because there isn't one. In fact, none of the handful of coronaviruses known to infect humans has an approved treatment, and people who are infected typically receive care mainly to help relieve symptoms, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). However, a handful of...…As the coronavirus outbreak in China continues to spread, having infected over 24,000 people so far, scientists around the world are racing to find a treatment. Most of the people infected with the new coronavirus, dubbed 2019-nCov, have not received a treatment specific to that virus — because there isn't one. In fact, none of the handful of coronaviruses known to infect humans has an approved treatment, and people who are infected typically receive care mainly to help relieve symptoms, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). However, a handful of...WW…

TrendingLive Science is supported by its audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.A newly identified coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 is spreading across the globe. Here's what you need to know about the virus and the disease it causes, called COVID-19. Update on Monday, March 9 (ET): —. —There are now 22 coronavirus deaths in the U.S. (19 in Washington and 2 in Florida).—There are 3,892 deaths linked to the virus worldwide. . And 62,375 individuals have recovered from COVID-19. —.—78 state and local public health labs in the U.S. now have the...…TrendingLive Science is supported by its audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.A newly identified coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 is spreading across the globe. Here's what you need to know about the virus and the disease it causes, called COVID-19. Update on Monday, March 9 (ET): —. —There are now 22 coronavirus deaths in the U.S. (19 in Washington and 2 in Florida).—There are 3,892 deaths linked to the virus worldwide. . And 62,375 individuals have recovered from COVID-19. —.—78 state and local public health labs in the U.S. now have the...WW…

TrendingLive Science is supported by its audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.An artist's impression of a newly discovered stellar black hole and its blue star companion.(Image: © YU Jingchuan, Beijing Planetarium, 2019.)Editor's Note: The findings of this study because of a potential error in the analysis of starlight from the companion star. That error would mean the black hole is about the size of our sun, rather than 70 times the mass of our sun.A gigantic stellar 15,000 light-years from Earth is twice as massive as what researchers...…TrendingLive Science is supported by its audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.An artist's impression of a newly discovered stellar black hole and its blue star companion.(Image: © YU Jingchuan, Beijing Planetarium, 2019.)Editor's Note: The findings of this study because of a potential error in the analysis of starlight from the companion star. That error would mean the black hole is about the size of our sun, rather than 70 times the mass of our sun.A gigantic stellar 15,000 light-years from Earth is twice as massive as what researchers...WW…

TrendingLive Science is supported by its audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.A U.K. man infected with the new coronavirus, 2019-nCov, likely spread the virus to 11 others while staying at the French Alpine ski resort of Le Contamines-Montjoie.(Image: © Shutterstock)A British man who contracted the new on a business trip spread the virus to 11 other people from three countries, according to news reports.The man, who is in his 50s, had visited Singapore for a sales conference from Jan. 20 to Jan. 22, according to . A little more than 100...…TrendingLive Science is supported by its audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.A U.K. man infected with the new coronavirus, 2019-nCov, likely spread the virus to 11 others while staying at the French Alpine ski resort of Le Contamines-Montjoie.(Image: © Shutterstock)A British man who contracted the new on a business trip spread the virus to 11 other people from three countries, according to news reports.The man, who is in his 50s, had visited Singapore for a sales conference from Jan. 20 to Jan. 22, according to . A little more than 100...WW…