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 ...

It’s virtually inevitable: over the course of months and years, rust will begin to form on your car, truck, or crossover. Left unchecked, it’ll spread, expand, and eventually ruin its finish, ...

It’s virtually inevitable: over the course of months and years, rust will begin to form on your car, truck, or crossover.

Binghamton University, State University of New York provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation US. Imagine leaving your shiny metal bicycle outside in the rain. As water pools on its ...

Rust is a natural process — the refined iron is essentially trying to return to its original oxidized, stable state: iron ore.