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This is one of the first fossil rove beetles ever discovered on the continent and in the southern hemisphere more broadly.
Diamonds form alongside a distinct purple companion. We studied it to reach a conclusion about how rare they might actually be.
Confusion over which government department should regulate the tailings dams may explain the Jagersfontein tragedy.
Geology experts explain why coloured diamonds are so much rarer than clear ones – and why the newly discovered Lulo Rose might become the most expensive diamond in history.
In today’s episode, we hear from two women who talk about how diamond mines in the Northwest Territories have negatively impacted women and girls and perpetuated gender violence.
While marketing has made diamond rings a symbol of heteronormative happy endings, women from the Northwest Territories tell a different story about their experiences with the diamond mines.
Smaller diamonds are so common that some can be purchased for cheaper than a tank of petrol. Larger diamonds are an entirely different story.
Without a clear framework within which decisions can be made, heritage resources will forever be threatened by development.
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Assistant Professor, Global Development Studies, Queen's University, Ontario
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Senior Lecturer in Archaeology, University of Pretoria
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Senior Lecturer
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Senior Research Fellow in Geology, Curtin University
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Professor of Petrology, Queensland University of Technology
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ARC Future Fellow at the Earth Dynamics Research Group, Curtin University
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PhD Candidate, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor of Physics, Australian National University
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Research Fellow, School of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Curtin University
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Associate Professor, Trinity College Dublin
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Biodiversity Coordinator, Wilderness, University of the Witwatersrand
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Formerly the Victim Services Coordinator for the Native Women's Association of the Northwest Territories
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Associate Professor of Physics, Curtin University
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Professor of Marketing, Deakin University
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Associate Professor, Stellenbosch University