While this topic will be a review to many, it is worth taking time to revisit it. Chemically water is not simple. It has ...

An international team of researchers has assessed the impact of carbon dioxide on the oceans. Their study, published in ...

Acids are a form of a chemical exfoliant to remove dead skin cells, smooth texture, unclog pores, and fade hyperpigmentation. Unlike physical scrubs—which can be abrasive and cause microtears in Black ...

Carboxylic acids are ubiquitous in bioactive organic molecules and readily available chemical building blocks. Carboxylic ...

NORFOLK, Va. — Acid rain is a serious environmental problem caused by air pollution. It forms when sulfur dioxide and ...

Photoactivated ketones show strong potential as hydrogen atom transfer photocatalysts, enabling the activation of carboxylic ...

IN connection with the investigation on the electric decomposition of carbonic-acid gas referred to in a previous communication to the Society, I was led to submit a mixture of hydrogen and ...

Acid burns the skin and eats the flesh - acid attacks can blind and maim and leave a person's face unrecognisable. In India it's estimated that there are 1,000 such attacks per year, maybe more ...

In adults, carbonic acid is transformed back into carbon dioxide in the lungs and excreted on exhalation; thus, the lungs are the main regulator of acid-base balance in the body.

This article was originally published with the title “Carbonic Acid as a Fire Extinguisher” in SA Supplements Vol. 21 No. 547supp (June 1886), p. 8738 doi:10.1038 ...

Despite being called chestnuts, water chestnuts are actually a type of vegetable. Here are 5 benefits of water chestnuts, plus how to use them.

This article was originally published with the title “Liquid Carbonic Acid.Its Industrial Production and Uses” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 50 No. 25 (June 1884), p. 390 doi:10.1038 ...