Smithsonian Magazine29d
The Red Dust on Mars Might Be a Different Mineral Than Scientists Thought, Shedding Light on the Planet’s Past
A new study suggests the iron oxide responsible for the red planet's distinctive hue is ferrihydrite, pointing to the bygone presence of water, an important ingredient for life ...
New Research Suggests Earth’s First Oceans Weren’t Blue: They Were Green
Scientists have discovered evidence that Earth's oceans were once green, hinting that this could be a marker of early life, ...
New York Post27d
New research suggests real reason Mars is red — and it could change the way we think about the planet forever
Findings suggested that the Red Planet got its color from ferrihydrite, a form of iron oxide that needs water to form, rather than hematite — which is what’s been long thought as the reason be ...
'Blood Rain' Phenomenon Turns Beach Into an Ominous Shade of Red
The Silver and Red beach on Hormuz Island in Iran has the internet buzzing after a tour guide shared videos of its red ...
Scientific American1mon
Galvanized Iron Water Pipes
Whether the oxide which forms upon the surface of galvanized iron pipes will be dissolved, depends therefore entirely on the character of the water, flowing through them. Rain water contains more ...
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NASA Identifies Key Iron Oxide in Martian Dust, Offering Clues to Planet’s Wet Past
NASA scientists have identified ferrihydrite as the dominant iron oxide in Martian dust ... Mars once had conditions suitable ...
CNN29d
Scientists say they’ve discovered why Mars is red
At some point, iron within rocks on Mars reacted with water or water and oxygen in the air, creating iron oxide — much in the same way rust forms on Earth. Over billions of years, the iron oxide ...
‘Blood rain’ event captured in viral video from Iranian mountain; all the details you need
A viral video shows 'blood rain' flowing down an Iranian mountain. This rare phenomenon looks like red rain and is caused by soil rich in iron oxide m ...