Iron oxide minerals are found in rocks around the globe. Some are magnetic, and some of them rust—especially when exposed to ...

"Iron oxides trap phosphorus because they have different charges ... Because phosphorus is a finite resource—mined from ...

Scientists have uncovered that iron oxides, previously thought to trap phosphorus, actually help convert it into a ...

"Iron oxides trap phosphorus because they have different ... Because phosphorus is a finite resource -- mined from phosphate rock found only in the United States, Morocco and China -- its supply ...

In the March 4, 2025, online issue of the journal Geology, Utah State University geoscientists Jordan Jensen and Alexis Ault ...

Northwestern researchers made progress on new biochemical possibilities this week, in both the human brain and everyday ...

Scientists have a new theory on why Mars is red, and it may mean that water was more widespread on the planet than previously ...

“We were trying to create a replica Martian dust in the laboratory using different types of iron oxide. We found that ferrihydrite mixed with basalt, a volcanic rock, best fits the minerals seen ...

Mars’s red dust may contain ferrihydrite, an iron mineral that forms in water. This suggests ancient Mars had water for ...