UN warns Colombia over mercury contamination in Atrato River, calls crisis a human rights emergency – The Times of India

FILE – A group of women, part of Asociacion Nuestra Casa Comun, or Our Community House…

Mercury fuels gold mining in Senegal. And it’s poisoning the people who use it – The Times of India

Women process gold at a mining site in the Kedougou region of Senegal (Image: AP) The…

Scientists warn of ‘Mercury bomb’ in Arctic: Melting permafrost poses severe environmental risk – Times of India

Scientists have discovered that the melting permafrost in the Arctic is releasing toxic mercury into the…

Mercury’s mysteries: Could a diamond layer lie beneath the planet’s crust? – Times of India

Scientists have uncovered a potential hidden gem within Mercury, the smallest planet in our solar system.…