The tiny cnidarians that build massive structures like the Great Barrier Reef out of their skeletons have inspired new ...

This means that waterborne coral polyps arriving at the reef have had to secrete calcium carbonate onto the structures, in order to "make them their own." Given that some corals grow at a rate of just ...

Calcium carbonate is everywhere. From seashells to eggshells to antacid medicine, it is one of the most abundant minerals on our planet. But scientists still don’t agree on how it forms its many ...

Calcium carbonate mineralization represents a cornerstone of both natural biomineralisation and synthetic materials engineering. The process, which often diverges from classical nucleation theories, ...

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 ...

Göttingen University researchers analysed oxygen isotopes from corals, like this Acropora coral, to expand the uses of the “triple oxygen isotope” method and help measure temperatures from the past ...