Imagine leaving your shiny metal bicycle outside in the rain. As water pools on its surfaces, oxygen from the air lingers nearby, and together they begin to quietly attack the metal. The iron in the ...

Estrogen can harm aquatic plants and animals when passed into waterways via human and agricultural waste streams. Researchers have now developed a new way of removing the hormone from water, however, ...

Atmospheric corrosion of steel remains a critical challenge, influencing the durability and safety of infrastructure worldwide. Steel exposed to natural environments undergoes a complex series of ...

Chief meteorologist Mark Dixon checks out the science behind using a fire extinguisher to fire a pencil into a piece of plywood. Here's Jan. 4's Science Sunday. Chief meteorologist Mark Dixon checks ...

If you own guns long enough, you eventually see it: that ugly orange fuzz creeping across a slide, a barrel, or a set of sights you really like. Rust feels like it appears overnight. In reality, the ...

Rusty bike chains and crusty car batteries usually mean it’s time to clean the corroded areas and apply some grease or gel, but who thinks about it beyond that? Answer: a chemical and materials ...