Mercury is the innermost and smallest of the eight major planets in our Solar System, orbiting closest to the Sun. Though only slightly larger than Earth’s Moon, Mercury endures some of the most ...

Researchers at the University of South Carolina are the latest to lay bare the risks of poor dental habits in a study that reveals an unhealthy mouth is associated with a 36 per cent greater ...

While Mercury, the wily planet of communication, doesn’t officially station retrograde until November 9, we’re locked and loaded to experience a lovely little preview of its hijinks courtesy of the ...

Heavy metals get a bad rap. For the most part, it is deserved because they are usually toxic. Except when they aren't. You have probably consumed a whole lot of at least one or two of them, yet you ...

A new report finds nitrate contamination in Wisconsin could cost communities millions and increase health care bills. Nitrate, primarily from excess farm fertilizer and manure, is Wisconsin's most ...

Mercury is still shrinking as it cools in the aftermath of its formation; new research narrows down estimates of just how much it has contracted. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

TODAY’S WORD — NITRATE (NITRATE: NYE-trate: The salt or ester of an acid used as a fertilizer.) Average mark 34 words Time limit 50 minutes Can you find 47 or more words in NITRATE? The list will be ...

With its silver-white appearance, its ability to compress into a roly-poly ball at the prod of a pencil, and the fact that it is the only metal that is liquid at room temperature, mercury is one of ...

A hidden pollutant that contaminates Southern California’s nighttime air is much more prevalent than previously thought, suggesting that air quality alerts underestimate the health effects of ...