When looking at calcite under a microscope, a scientist would immediately recognize the crystalline form of calcium carbonate by its rhombohedral appearance. That is, calcite is shaped like a ...

Minecraft has loads of different blocks that can be used for decoration. They are essentially solid, with no real features other than their unique texture and color combination. Calcite is one such ...

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol. 98, No. 10 (May 8, 2001), pp. 5487-5490 (4 pages) The emergence of biochemical homochirality was a key step in the ...

Some starfish made of a brittle material fortify themselves with architectural antics. Beneath a starfish’s skin lies a skeleton made of pebbly growths, called ossicles, which mostly consist of the ...

Have you ever struggled with the concept of quantum measurement, feeling it’s unnecessarily abstract? You’re not alone. Enter this guide by [Mithuna] from Looking Glass Universe, where she circles ...

HANNA, Utah — Did you know Utah has a new state stone? On March 16 th, Governor Spencer Cox signed off on House Bill 188 which recognizes honeycomb calcite. The semi-precious stone was first ...