Researchers estimate that mercury emissions in the atmosphere have quadrupled since the Industrial Revolution. The heavy metal, generated by burning fossil fuels and the disposal of industrial and ...

National Comics #5 is known for its stand-out Lou Fine cover and for its interior story featuring the expanded origin of the Quality Comics version of Uncle Sam. In addition to work by Fine and Will ...

This metal can exist in all three states as a liquid, a vapor and a solid. And this toxic substance might be lurking inside you already. So what would happen if you swallowed liquid mercury? Could too ...

A team of researchers might have found just the right material to efficiently remove mercury -- even at low levels -- from contaminated bodies of water. Researchers estimate that mercury emissions in ...