A vast reservoir of mercury, trapped in permafrost for thousands of years, is being released as the ice thaws due to increasing global temperatures, a recent study warns. The toxic metal poses a ...

An curved arrow pointing right. You definitely shouldn't mess around with mercury, but if you want a safe, similar, tactile experience, a metal called Gallium is widely available online.

Plunkett's prize-winning project focused on the environmental impact of cyanide processing plants, which operate as a method ...

Metal dental fillings leak mercury if they are exposed to a new powerful type of medical scan, scientists have found. They studied the effect of ultra-high-strength MRI - the latest in scanning ...