The most common process by which limestone caves form involves carbonic acid — or weakly acidic groundwater — as the primary agent. When carbonic acid contacts limestone, it dissolves minerals in the ...

An international team of researchers has assessed the impact of carbon dioxide on the oceans. Their study, published in Global Change Biology, is based on historical data and computer models. Ocean ...

Arctic and Alpine Research, Vol. 9, No. 4 (Nov., 1977), pp. 329-343 (15 pages) The role of carbonic acid as a soil cation leaching agent was found to decrease as annual temperature decreased among ...