Mineral scaling, a significant issue in membrane desalination, reduces water recovery rates and diminishes system performance ...

The Cave of Crystals is an underground cavern filled with tree-size gypsum crystals, including some of the largest natural ...

The gypsum crystals in the Naica Mine are the largest natural crystals ever found. They can grow up to 36 feet (11 meters) long and weigh up to 55 tons. The cave is located at a depth of 2,300 ...

"We proved that our instrument is capable of detecting signatures of life in gypsum," he added, suggesting it might help do ...

The microbes, some of which were 60,000 years old, were in a state of suspended animation when Boston and her colleagues found them, but they succeeded in reanimating many of the organisms. “Much to ...

One of these minerals is gypsum, which "has been widely detected on the Martian surface and is known for its exceptional fossilization potential," said Youcef Sellam, who is a PhD student at the ...

Scientists hoping to identify fossil evidence of ancient Martian microbial life have now found a way to test their hypothesis, proving they can detect the fossils of microbes in gypsum samples ...

Gypsum may be an unfamiliar name to many but we are surrounded by it every day. It is a mineral used to make types of plaster which coat our homes, schools and offices - and in Cumbria sits the ...