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These Fruit Trees Turn CO₂ Into Stone – And Might Just Save the Planet
In a surprising twist of nature, certain fig trees in Kenya are doing more than just bearing fruit—they’re capturing carbon ...
The multitasking microbe that turns CO₂ into minerals
At more than 470 times the atmospheric concentration of CO₂, a humble soil bacterium does something extraordinary: it turns ...
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How fig trees turn parts of themselves to stone
Scientists discovered that fig trees in Kenya can store carbon dioxide as calcium carbonate rocks inside their trunks and ...
Fig trees convert atmospheric CO₂ to stone, research reveals
Some species of fig trees store calcium carbonate in their trunks—essentially turning themselves (partially) into stone, new ...
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Fig trees may benefit climate by turning carbon dioxide into stone
Some carbon dioxide absorbed by fig trees gets turned into calcium carbonate within the wood and the surrounding soil, ...
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Effect of pH level and calcination on the production of calcium phosphates by acidic route of wet precipitation - SciELO - Brasil
Calcium phosphate synthesis: the acidic route of the wet precipitation method was performed in two steps. First, a precursor solution saturated in Ca 2+ and PO 4 3- ions was prepared by mixing 1 mol/L ...