A new study conducted using existing data on Mars points to ferrihydrite, a substance that forms in the presence of water, oxygen, and iron, giving Mars its red ...

I come correct with good news and glad tidings, my dudes. Mars — our planet of will, energy, sexuality, and action, getting it done and getting it on — is at long last going direct.

Mars, the red planet, owes its iconic color to a very specific chemical process. But new research suggests that this rusty hue hides a more complex history than previously thought. For decades, ...