Melting Arctic permafrost releasing vast quantities of toxic metal - Mercury poses serious threat to health of millions of ...

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.

Permafrost covers about 25% of the exposed land surface in the Northern Hemisphere, crucial in locking away carbon and toxic metals like mercury.

raised questions about seafood exported from the glacial-melting region, according to a university news release. “There are surprisingly high levels of mercury in the glacier meltwaters we ...