Despite its name, stainless steel can rust. The material is actually an iron alloy made of several metals, including chromium, that forms a chromium-oxide layer on its surface. That layer prevents ...

Interactions between iron, water, oxygen and ions quickly become complex. Scientists have now developed a more precise method to observe how iron minerals like rust form. One can easily see with the ...

Caitlin Saks and Arlo Pérez Esquivel team up with fellow NOVA producer Alex Clark to investigate a chemistry problem that has been eating at Alex (or rather, at his classic S13 Nissan Silvia) — rust.

We’ve all forgotten a tool outside only to come back later and find it dirty and rusty. The good news is you don’t have to throw those tools away and splurge on new ones. There are a few simple ways ...

Q: I live in Southern New England and, in the past, I have had problems with undercarriage rust ruining brakes, mufflers and even the frame of the car. I get the same story: Drive it more, keep it ...