Estrogen can harm aquatic plants and animals when passed into waterways via human and agricultural waste streams. Researchers have now developed a new way of removing the hormone from water, however, ...

With much of the world’s population living in close proximity to water and humidity, corrosion of metallic materials has been an inevitable part of the human experience. While the oxidation of iron ...

Steel is one of the strongest materials found on earth and is widely used for construction. But on its own, the durability of steel is poor. Galvanizing steel increases its corrosion resistance, ...

According to a recent study published in Corrosion Science, scientists led by Prof. HUANG Qunying's team from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have ...

Rusty bike chains and crusty car batteries usually mean it’s time to clean the corroded areas and apply some grease or gel, but who thinks about it beyond that? Answer: a chemical and materials ...

Chief meteorologist Mark Dixon checks out the science behind using a fire extinguisher to fire a pencil into a piece of plywood. Here's Jan. 4's Science Sunday.