Scientists have discovered a bacterium capable of binding sand and creating a sustainable bio-cement for construction.

As the Easter school holidays get underway, here are five egg-citing chemistry experiments for families to try at home.

Alkaline wastewater from steel mills and cement plants already flows in enormous volumes to treatment facilities and settling ...

New research from a team at Trinity College Dublin has unearthed a cheap and environmentally friendly new option for removing ...

New research from a team at Trinity College Dublin has unearthed a cheap and environmentally friendly new option for removing pollutants from our water. The key? Oyster shells that would ordinarily ...

Carbon mineralisation is an emerging CCU solution, which offers adopters a marketable product and a decarbonisation win.

Calcium is one of the most abundant and important minerals in the body, playing a crucial role in how we function. Not getting enough can put you at risk for weakened bones that may progress to ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Calcium is one of the most abundant and important minerals in the body, playing a crucial role in how we ...

Some species of fig trees store calcium carbonate in their trunks—essentially turning themselves (partially) into stone, new research has found. The team of Kenyan, U.S., Austrian, and Swiss ...

Kenyan fig trees can literally turn parts of themselves to stone, using microbes to convert internal crystals into limestone-like deposits that lock away carbon, sweeten surrounding soils, and still ...

Some species of fig trees store calcium carbonate in their trunks – essentially turning themselves (partially) into stone, new research has found. The team of Kenyan, U.S., Austrian, and Swiss ...

This month we feature chemicals that have important applications in industry and the lab.—Ed. Calcium carbonate (CaCO 3) is a natural product found in many settings, including the minerals aragonite 1 ...