Now, he says, "our understanding of why Mars is red has been transformed." The new explanation for the reddish color – the rusty-colored dust known as ferrihydrite – also will help our ...

Because of the absence of liquid water on Mars’s surface today, its rusty red minerals were thought to arise from dry iron oxides present in the dust, such as hematite. However, new analysis of ...

The planet Mars is famous for its rusty red colour. But how did our closest planet neighbour turn this shade? For years scientists thought they had the answer, but new research suggests it could ...

“They are a very super invasive species." The crayfish with a rusty-red coloring on their backs can grow to about 4 or more inches long. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzl ...

It’s just that our understanding of why Mars is red has been transformed." Mars is widely known for its iconic rusty red color — many people even refer to it as just the "Red Planet" — but ...