What links sea urchins, limestone and climate change? The common thread is calcium carbonate, one of the most widespread minerals on Earth. UC Davis researchers have now measured the energy changes ...

There is no shortage of calcium carbonate. It is found in many rocks and mountains as limestone, chalk or marble. It is an essential component of construction materials such as cement and plaster, but ...

A chemical boundary in the deep sea may have helped shape abyssal ecosystem composition based on body type. The discovery has implications for how these communities could be affected by climate change ...

New research suggests calcium carbonate tablets are stronger and less porous when manufactured using a wet, rather than a dry, granulation process. Calcium is important for skeletal structure, blood ...

Experts at Newcastle University, UK, have discovered that in the presence of a Nickel catalyst, CO2 can be converted rapidly and cheaply into the harmless, solid mineral, calcium carbonate. The ...