It is remarkable what, with enough ingenuity, can be gleaned from the most unpromising of materials – such as Roman limescale ...

The climate warmed up almost as quickly 56 million years ago as it is doing now. When a huge amount of CO2 entered the ...

The climate warmed up almost as quickly 56 million years ago as it is doing now. When a huge amount of CO2 entered the atmosphere in a short period of time, it led to large-scale forest fires and ...

A study of limescale buildup in an early bathing facility at Pompeii has revealed that the water was replaced only once per ...

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - A team of international researchers from the Korean Advanced Institute of Science and Technology ...

The Vesuvian eruption of 79 CE sealed beneath meters of ash and pumice the most complete snapshot of Roman urban life, ...

Pompeii’s public baths, aqueduct, and water towers were among the preserved structures frozen in time. A new paper published ...

Chalk is a fine-textured form of limestone. It is composed of several tiny fragments of the calcite shells or skeletons of ...

Limescale in your kettle can reduce the water flow, affect the efficiency of heating, and cause corrosion, so it's essential ...

You might be surprised by what causes cloudy spots and stains on stainless steel cookware. Luckily, there's an easy way to remove them.

Approximately 60 per cent of the UK is considered to have hard water, meaning high amounts of calcium carbonate are found in pipes, showers and other water sources. London, Bedfordshire, Berkshire and ...

Calcium carbonate can help treat low blood calcium levels and conditions like osteoporosis. As an antacid, calcium carbonate neutralizes stomach acid to relieve heartburn. Calcium carbonate is ...