Handling your home's next DIY or repair project will be kind of a bummer if your tools are looking a little lackluster. Letting rusty and greasy tools accumulate in your box will eventually compromise ...

Dr. Elizabeth Yuko is a bioethicist and adjunct professor of ethics at Fordham University. She has written for The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, Rolling Stone, CNN & Playboy.

Rusty tools are a worker's worst nightmare as if left unattended, oxidisation can penetrate and damage below the surface. Ultimately, this can cause pricey repairs or even warrant replacements.

Rust is a natural byproduct of environmental factors interacting with iron. Iron will lose electrons to the air in a process called oxidation, and the resulting molecules will latch onto water at ...