Rust can be incredibly annoying if it appears on your new bicycle or car, but if you are a free-floating baby marine animal (larvae), it could be your dream home. When metal ends up in the sea ...

The more corroded marine structures in an area, the more potential new homes for the marine larvae to attach to and grow on.

Corrosion happens when a metal structure's chemical elements (usually in the form of charged "ions") react with a chemical element in seawater. What we call rust is iron reacting with oxygen and ...