Melting Arctic permafrost releasing vast quantities of toxic metal - Mercury poses serious threat to health of millions of people in Arctic region and beyond ...

An curved arrow pointing right. You definitely shouldn't mess around with mercury, but if you want a safe, similar, tactile experience, a metal called Gallium is widely available online.

Permafrost covers about 25% of the exposed land surface in the Northern Hemisphere, crucial in locking away carbon and toxic metals like mercury.

For example, mercury is a liquid at room temperature. The metals in Group 1, such as lithium, sodium and potassium, are all soft. Many non-metals have low melting and boiling points. When non ...