Imagine leaving your shiny metal bicycle outside in the rain. As water pools on its surfaces, oxygen from the air lingers nearby, and together they begin to quietly attack the metal. The iron in the ...

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You may have had a health teacher in high school warn you about the dangers of Coca-Cola the way that ancient soothsayer warned Julius Caesar about the Ides of March. One of their favorite tidbits was ...

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to CuriousKidsUS@theconversation.com. Imagine leaving your shiny metal bicycle outside ...

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