Some species of fig trees store calcium carbonate in their trunks—essentially turning themselves (partially) into stone, new ...

Scientists discovered that fig trees in Kenya can store carbon dioxide as calcium carbonate rocks inside their trunks and ...

Some carbon dioxide absorbed by fig trees gets turned into calcium carbonate within the wood and the surrounding soil, ...

Researchers have found that certain fig trees native to Kenya have the remarkable ability to partially turn themselves into ...

Seabound’s carbon capture technology offers a compact, retrofittable solution to reduce shipping emissions in the mid-term as ...

Key Chemicals Month This month we feature chemicals that have important applications in industry and the lab.—Ed. Calcium carbonate (CaCO 3) is a natural product found in many settings, including the ...

Researchers have suggested that these microtunnels may have been drilled by microorganisms that used the calcium carbonate present in the rocks as a source of nutrients. A fine dust residue composed ...