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Limestone is a common type of carbonate sedimentary rock. It is composed mostly of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of calcium carbonate (CaCO3).
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JUL 20, 2023
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...
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Mandy Woods
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Carmen Leitch
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Both Geneticists and Archaeologists at the University of Huddersfield have joined together to further research regarding
...
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...
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Carmen Leitch
APR 26, 2021
Microbiology
Scientists are noting that rock-dissolving microbes in the ocean may be contributing to climate change and should be tak
...
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...
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Anthony Bouchard
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...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 13, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
The ingredient of seashells is mostly calcium carbonate, the same chemical you can find in limestone, eggs shells, and g
...
Written By:
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...
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FEB 07, 2018
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Microbiology
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Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 07, 2017
Videos
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...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 24, 2017
Videos
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...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 31, 2017
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...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 11, 2016
Plants & Animals
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...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 21, 2016
Videos
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...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 16, 2016
Earth & The Environment
The Mariana Islands are a string of fifteen limestone islands that compose the a U.S. commonwealth in the northwestern P
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 08, 2016
Earth & The Environment
Recent findings published in the journal Coral Reefs show the that Halimeda bioherms in the deeper seafloor beyond the G
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 30, 2016
Microbiology
Nanobacteria were proposed to be, as the name suggests, nano-sized bacteria. Researchers tend to agree that cells must b
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JUN 12, 2016
Earth & The Environment
Climate change is a pressing issue that the world has to deal with soon, otherwise the planet is in for some major perma
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard