Wild fig tree rings offer a cheap method for tracking toxic atmospheric mercury, a byproduct of gold mining in the Global South, according to a new study.

Mercury pollution in the Amazon is caused by gold mining. Discover how tree core samples identify the concentration and ...

In the remoteAmazon rainforest, trees are becoming unexpected sentinels against environmental destruction caused by illegal gold mining. New research shows that mercury pollution, a toxic byproduct of ...

At the archaeological site of Rue Thubeuf in Rouen, France, 53 burials dating back to the 18th and 19th centuries […] ...

Arsenic, lead, mercury—heavy metals in foods are in the news. An experts explains causes, risks, and avoidance strategies to ...

The arrows for Norwegian seabird populations are pointing downward. Researchers have now recorded mercury levels above the ...

Most small-scale gold mining operations separate gold from ore by adding liquid mercury and then burning the mixture, ...

EDF and other groups released a new analysis documenting the industrial facilities that the Trump EPA has invited to ask for ...

According to a Phys.org report, new analysis of the remains of a child who mysteriously died in mid-nineteenth century France revealed that he suffered from mercury poisoning. The skeleton of the ...

WASHINGTON — Industry groups representing hundreds of chemical and petrochemical manufacturers are seeking blanket exemptions ...

Rickets is a disease seen in children caused by severe vitamin D deficiencies, according to the study. Archaeologists can detect rickets in human remains because the disease “impairs the ...

A research team, led by Professor Sung-Deuk Choi from the Department of Civil, Urban, Earth, and Environmental Engineering at ...