In the crowded early Solar System, young planets frequently collided and reshaped each other. But Mercury stood out. It formed unusually close to the Sun. Mercury’s days are longer than its years. It ...

The soaring price of gold is fueling a "mercury boom" in central Mexico. A surge in the demand for the toxic metal, which is ...

A Catholic bishop in Peru’s Amazon is warning that mercury from illegal gold mining is contaminating rivers, fish and people ...

A boom in mercury mining is underway in Mexico's pine-covered mountains known as the Sierra Gorda – one of the most biodiverse stretches of the country. The toxic metal is a key part of the process in ...