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 ...

A bacterium that uses sulfide as an energy source to metabolize solid iron oxides has been discovered, revealing a biological ...

Your car hates winter. Not because of the cold, the snow, the traffic or the constant digging and shoveling; that’s why you hate winter. No, your car hates winter because of all that damn road salt ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like ...

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to [email protected]. Imagine leaving your shiny metal bicycle outside ...

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you'd like an expert to answer, send it to ... . Imagine leaving your shiny metal bicycle outside in the rain. As water pools ...