A supercontinent rift that happened a billion years ago triggered pink diamonds to reach the surface of Australia. Scientists say there could be another source of the rare diamonds somewhere else. Read more here.
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Today on the show, All Things Considered co-host Mary Louise Kelly joins Regina G. Barber and Maria Godoy for our bi-weekly science roundup. They talk through some of the latest eye-catching science news, including the percussion-intensive mating life of cockatoos, what pink diamonds today tell us about the breakup of the ancient supercontinent Nuna and the latest on the Nipah outbreak in India.