Indigenous women of childbearing age from Nicaragua’s Waspam municipality have been exposed to toxic levels of mercury, ...
From The World's partners at the Deutsche Welle, DW, program "Living Planet,” reporter Kathleen Schuster looks into some ...
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A global mercury conference in Geneva faced sharp criticism Friday from environmental and Indigenous groups for failing to take stronger steps against mercury use in ...
The Mad Hatter in Alice in Wonderland is the most well-known example — 18th and 19th century hat makers used mercury in the ...
New technologies, international partnerships and luxury buyers are driving a global shift toward sustainable, mercury-free gold. Courtesy Pure Earth Gold has captivated humanity for millennia, ...
One of the biggest culprits of mercury pollution is small-scale gold mining, where mercury is used to separate gold from rock and soil. The problems this causes for the environment and for the health ...
The first coin was struck by Mercury’s sister Kashmira Bulsara at the Royal Mint in Wales last week. “As Freddie died young, ...