Rutgers' research reveals the widespread presence of mercury pollution in Earth’s polar regions. In 1962, environmentalist ...

Artisanal and small-scale gold mining accounts for about 20% of all the gold produced worldwide and is the biggest single source of mercury pollution. Liquid elemental mercury is used to separate ...

In 1962, when environmentalist and author Rachel Carson penned 'Silent Spring,' alerting the world to the dangers of the pesticide DDT, it was the reproductive threat to birds -- the bald eagle in ...

For researchers, penguins are more than charismatic wildlife – they are living indicators of global pollution including that ...

Miners use elemental mercury to extract gold from ore, producing more than 1,000 tons of mercury tailings and vapor annually. Reinfelder said the study offers a snapshot of how feeding patterns ...

A toxic form of mercury has found its way into all seafood in varying amounts. Here are the popular fish and shellfish ...

More information: Ficus insipida tree rings as biomonitors for gaseous elemental mercury in the artisanal gold mining-impacted Peruvian Amazon, Frontiers in Environmental Science (2025).

For years, airborne mercury entered the atmosphere as a byproduct of coal-fired power plants. But other sources, such as small-scale gold mining in developing countries, continue to push the toxin ...

Super Robot Wars Y has been officially announced for PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam, and it'll see Suletta Mercury from Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch From Mercury make her series ...

Brian May has recalled the time Queen shut down one of Freddie Mercury‘s suggestions, saying that “it wasn’t one of his world-shattering ideas”. The legendary guitarist looked back on ...

MANILA, Philippines — Retail magnate Vivian Que-Azcona, president of leading drug store chain Mercury Group of Companies, died on April 5 at the age of 69. Industry sources said Que-Azcona had ...