Calcium—it’s one of those elements that chemists think they know. In its most common form, calcium(II), it builds bones. It’s also one of Earth’s most abundant elements, showing up in seashells and ...

A small change in acidity can transform the world around us. A squeeze of lemon changes the taste of food. Vinegar preserves ...

For more than a century, magnesium has been prized as a reactive metal capable of facilitating a range of important organic syntheses—the Grignard reaction, for example. For calcium, which sits just ...

New research suggests bacteria inside marine fish guts may help produce calcium carbonate, a mineral important to ocean chemistry and carbon cycling. The finding shows that hidden microbial ...

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 minerals aragonite 1 ...