New research involving Rutgers professors has revealed that expected, extreme changes in India's summer monsoon could ...

All mollusks build their own shells, whether they live in water or on land. Creatures like snails, clams, oysters and mussels use an organ called a mantle to secrete layers of calcium carbonate ...

Ocean acidification can negatively affect marine life, causing organisms' shells and skeletons made from calcium carbonate to dissolve. The more acidic the ocean, the faster the shells dissolve. By ...

In this activity, you can use a common liquid to detect calcium carbonate! Cover your work surface with newspaper or paper towels. Place some egg shell and an antacid tablet on your work surface. Use ...

The concrete industry accounts for roughly 8 percent of global carbon dioxide emissions, but a new study says that it could one day be a source of negative emissions. By taking a page out of nature’s ...