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 ...

Scientists have pondered why Mars seemed to be missing sufficient carbonates indicative of its warm, wet past. Now, NASA’s ...

Hypocalcemia, or low levels of calcium in the blood, can lead to calcium deficiency symptoms such as muscle aches and fatigue. To boost calcium levels, a doctor may recommend eating more calcium ...

In a nutshell NASA’s Curiosity rover discovered large deposits of siderite, a type of iron carbonate, in Gale Crater, ...

Calcium is essential for bone health. Yet 16 percent of 11–18 year olds and 9 percent of 16–49 year olds consume less than the Lowest Reference Nutrient Intake (LRNI) of calcium through food ...

Mikayla Spangler, Pharm.D., BCPS; Beth Bryles Phillips, Pharm.D., FCCP, BCPS; Mary B. Ross, M.B.A.; Kevin G. Moores, Pharm.D.

This balanced chemical equation shows that 1 mole of magnesium reacts with 2 moles of hydrochloric acid to form 1 mole of magnesium chloride and 1 mole of hydrogen.