IN 1869, when the first number of NATURE appeared, Andrews had just completed his experiments on carbonic acid, and established the fact that for each gas there is a critical temperature above ...

Is sparkling water as hydrating as regular water? To start with the good news, I interviewed Ronald Maughan. Maughan is a ...

How can we determine whether carbon dioxide is actually being used or expelled by a plant or an animal? Carbon dioxide dissolves in (and reacts with) water, forming carbonic acid. As this acid forms, ...

Carbonic acid is a heavy gas —it extinguishes fire and destroys all animal life. If an animal attempts to breathe it pure, there is spasmodic closure of the glottis and the animal dies as ...

Collier) of the “London Mining Journal” imparts a piece of valuable information respecting the beneficial effects of lime-water to cure persons affected with carbonic acid gas. He states that ...

Carbon dioxide reacts with water to produce carbonic acid. The double arrow means that carbonic acid breaks down pretty readily to form carbon dioxide and water again. A hydrogen atom from the ...

Coca-Cola contains almost 35g of (added) sugar in a 330ml can – almost nine teaspoons. A 500ml can of Monster Energy Drink ...

Carbonic anhydrases (CAs) are widespread enzymes in bacteria, archaea and eukaryotes, and catalyze a crucially important physiological reaction: the hydration of carbon dioxide to bicarbonate and ...

Set those expensive cleaning products off to the side -- you can clean plenty of your kitchen appliances with nothing but a ...

In soil, the CO₂ dissolves to form carbonic acid, which is what makes drinks fizzy. This acid can react with the rocks, converting CO₂ into bicarbonate, which traps the carbon in solution.

Bubbles of CO 2 rise from volcanic vents on the seafloor and dissolve to form carbonic acid. Carbonic acid is relatively weak; people drink it all the time in carbonated beverages. But if enough ...

We are living on a planet already hotter and more unstable than at any time in human history. Pretending otherwise will only ...