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 ...

Thanks to new research techniques published today, scientists say that "our understanding of why Mars is red has been transformed." ...

Last week, beachgoers off an Iranian island were met by an eerie sight. The sand turned bright red as if the shoreline was ...

“It’s just that our understanding of why Mars is red has been transformed.” Scientists have wondered about the exact composition of the iron oxide in Martian dust, because understanding how ...

Mars is known as the Red Planet, but scientists are still learning about what gives the planet its distinctive color. New research shows why the planet's surface has its rusty hue, and the findings ...

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 ...