If you've noticed a chalky white substance building up on the inside of your kettle, it's likely to be limescale. But there's ...

Among the myriad creatures that populate our ocean, some stand out as having an outsized impact on the marine environment—shaping and maintaining habitats that themselves sustain countless other forms ...

Hard and soft water are different because of the minerals they contain. Hard water has more calcium and magnesium. These water minerals can cause limescale, which clogs pipes and damages machines like ...

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission uncovered a cosmic connection between asteroid Bennu and Earth’s Searles Lake. Both contain minerals formed by evaporating salty water, hinting that Bennu’s parent body once ...

Searles Lake has long been shaped by shifting water levels, volcanic minerals, and evaporite formation. In 2024, satellites ...

Tap water is predominantly used as drinking water in the North American continent but experts suggest a quick quality check.

The production of lithium carbonate achieves a battery quality purity of 99.71% based on internal analysis as outlined in the January 15, 2025 announcement. Achieving this purity as an initial ...

The alkaline stream contains minerals like calcium, magnesium and potassium. Related: Why does drinking water feel so good when you're thirsty? When consumed, it's unlikely alkaline water has any ...

Shandong Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Shandong Key Laboratory of Environmental Processes and Health, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong ...

Travertine is a type of rock made mostly of calcium carbonate that is deposited from mineral-rich spring water. Pamukkale is home to hot springs that bubble up at the top of a 660-foot-tall (200 ...

State Key Laboratory of Materials-oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China ...