New research finds that whale excrement contains significant amounts of iron, a vital element that is often scarce in ocean ecosystems.

An intravenous iron treatment provides a measure of benefit to people with heart failure and iron deficiency, but the results are nuanced.

New research in mice identifies a possible cellular origin for impairments associated with gestational iron deficiency.

How do iron hydroxides form on a quartz substrate? A new technique reveals the answer.

Researchers have found a new way to decrease the number of harmful chemicals in drinking water using an iron compound called ferrate.

Limited access to iron at high ocean temperatures may harm coral resistance to a warming ocean, a new study shows.

The availability of iron in increasingly acidic oceans could change how creatures like mussels make their adhesives, research finds.

A new study suggest's that Earth's core has been leaking iron, potentially for billions of years.

Researchers may have found a new way to stop the bacteria that cause tuberculosis. It could lead to new drugs to fight the disease.

Biofortification of wheat shows promise for addressing "hidden hunger," a lack of essential vitamins and minerals in the human diet.