To find evidence of water, researchers collected a variety of diamond from mines in Africa, China, Zaire and Sierra Leone and passed X-rays through them. Scientists have found a type of ice they’ve never seen before trapped inside a diamond formed deep inside our planet. The unique form of water ice is known as ice-VII. …

“It seems that these extremophilic insects in the process of evolution have coopted a very conservative transcription factor,” researcher Oleg Gusev said. Scientists have identified the way a mosquito-like insect in Africa comes back to life after drying up. While still in its larval state, the sleeping chironomid, Polypedilum vanderplanki, can become almost entirely desiccated …

In a new video released by Hubble, animators offer viewers a glimpse of ice formation inside a protoplanetary disk. Over thousands of years, the dust grains circling a young star can accumulate layers of ice. As they grow in mass, the icy particles are pulled in by the gravity of newly formed planets. Scientists hypothesize …

The TV series Planet Earth and Planet Earth II have provided us with some of the most jaw-dropping nature footage ever captured. For BBC America’s Planet Earth: Blue Planet II series, which is now available on DVD and will soon be streaming on Netflix, the folks at Alucia Productions powered by OceanX, working with cutting …

Renault unveiled the Renault EZ-GO at the Geneva Motor Show. Renault EZ-GO is a self-driving, electric car concept that can transport up to 6 people. It’s basically like the future of Uber Pool or Lyft Line. The idea is passengers would book a ride through the app or at a dedicated station. The self-driving car …