is melting at unprecedented rates. Permafrost acts like a natural freezer, preserving not just organic material but also dangerous substances like mercury. The permafrost in the Arctic has ...

The addition of heavy metals into the water system could impact the food chain. Melting permafrost in the Arctic is releasing toxic mercury into the water system, potentially impacting the food ...

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A California-led research team has now found evidence that climate change-induced permafrost melting is unleashing long-sequestered mercury deposits into this critical freshwater artery.

Alaska’s permafrost is melting and revealing high levels of mercury that could threaten Alaska Native peoples. That’s according to a new study released earlier this month by the University of ...

There is a lot scientists don't understand about mercury — namely, how it becomes its most toxic form and why our bodies ...

“We found out that the conditions are different from Earth because there is a lot of sulfur on Mercury, which decreased the melting point of our sample,” Charlier said. “It fully melted at a ...

Melting permafrost in the Arctic is releasing toxic mercury into the water system, potentially impacting the food chain, scientists say. Arctic permafrost is melting at rapid rates, potentially ...