Animal world
Mercury river dolphins are poisoned with mercury
Conservationists found alarming levels of mercury poisoning in the Amazon river dolphins population due to illegal gold mining.
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Oceanography
Tragedy of European dolphins: Polluted living environment, record mercury concentration
Dolphins tested in Europe contain extremely high levels of mercury and industrial chemicals.
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The path of mercury in the environment
Mercury is a bioaccumulating toxin that can seriously affect human health.
Life
Symptoms of mercury poisoning and how to prevent it
Mercury is a bioaccumulating toxin that can seriously affect human health. So how dangerous is mercury poisoning and is there any way to handle it safely?
Space science
Strange weather patterns on extraterrestrial planets
Outside our Earth there exist many planets with strange weather patterns that seem to be only in sci-fi films.
Oceanography
Explain the cause of high levels of mercury in marine fish
Mercury content - an organic compound that can cause brain damage and severe nervous system - has increased by 23% in cod and 27% in bluefin tuna caught in the Atlantic…
Environment
Current situation of mercury emissions worldwide
Manual and small-scale gold mining is a major source of mercury emissions in South America and sub-Saharan Africa, as mercury is often used to extract gold.
Space science
Ion-powered spacecraft is about to set sail for Mercury
The mission of exploring cooperation space between Europe and Japan has just made its way to Mercury, especially this is a space ship using ion energy.
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Unique, peculiar contraceptives from ancient times to modern times
Before the advent of condoms, the ancient people had devised ways to limit their fertility. D
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Extreme virtual experiment: Put one drop of this solution on the aluminum plate,
Chemistry is probably a nightmare for many generations of students. However, if you can do experiments on your own, chemistry won't be as dry as you might think.
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What happens when you drink mercury?
Summer came, I kept checking the thermometer to see how hot it was. When the temperature reached 25 degrees Celsius, I would go to the beach to play, set up tents and pl…
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Decode 7 misconceptions people often think about vaccines
Turns out, vaccination is not only for yourself, but also for social responsibility.
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Humanity will be threatened if the extremely toxic substance under the Arctic ice layer escapes
Believe it, the permafrost in the Arctic is currently storing a huge amount of terrifying mercury, twice the amount of natural mercury the planet has combined.
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7 most expensive liquids on the planet
No one expected that these seemingly close liquids were so horribly expensive, there are things you still use every day!
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'Horrific' medical treatments in history
In order to get effective treatments like today, people have had to spend a long time testing.