MERCURY

Cuisines of the world, Japanese sushi
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HEALTHY LIVING
How To Choose The Safest, Healthiest And Most Sustainable Seafood
By Health.com, Contributor
Health.com
Despite the scary headlines, we should be eating more seafood, experts say.
ENVIRONMENT
Trump Vets Polluter Lobbyist To Run EPA
By Jeremy Symons, Contributor
Senior Advisor, EDF Action & Associate Vice President, Environ...
As President-Elect Trump fills out his cabinet, he has an opportunity to continue the long, bipartisan tradition of appointing qualified leaders to the Environmental Protection Agency who will protect and defend the public health of all Americans.
ENVIRONMENT
A Belated Thanksgiving: The Atlantic Ocean Is Healing Itself
By Carl Pope, Contributor
Principal Advisor at Inside Straight Strategies
I couldn't, post-election, muster a plausibly big enough piece of good news to warrant a Thanksgiving blog -- but then this morning one arrived.
GPS FOR THE SOUL
Thoughts On Mercury Retrograde
By Linda Lauren, Contributor
Psychic Medium, Travel Psychic™, Author, Color -Energy Expert
If anything, Mercury is asking us to slow down and take stock of what we have going on in communication already. Mercury in retrograde motion is forcing you to stop and breathe.
SCIENCE
A Mercurial Toxin
By David W. Niesel, PhD, Contributor
Chief Research Officer, Sr. Vice President and Dean - UTMB
Since ancient times, compounds containing mercury have been used in the treatment of skin diseases and other ailments. However
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SCIENCE
Mercury Crossing The Sun For The First Time In A Decade
By Chris D'Angelo
It may be small, but Mercury takes center stage in the solar system this week.
ENVIRONMENT
The Climate Post: Nations to Sign Paris Climate Agreement Friday
By Tim Profeta, Contributor
Director, Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solution...
Benefits of the Mercury and Air Toxics Standard (MATS) rule outweigh cost, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA
SCIENCE
Get Ready for the Transit of Mercury
By Dean Regas, Contributor
Astronomer, Author, and Co-Host of Star Gazers
Mark your calendars! On May 9, 2016 there will be a Transit of Mercury - that's when the tiny planet Mercury will come directly between us and the Sun. This rare and subtle event is visible only 13 or 14 times each century, and I want you to see it all.
ENVIRONMENT
The Climate Post: Supreme Court Denies Request to Block EPA's Mercury Rule
By Tim Profeta, Contributor
Director, Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solution...
"Overall, what matters, it is the total amount of solar energy that the surface absorbs," said Tedesco. "This is the real
WOMEN
Secrets for Women: 5 Ways to Tell How Much He Loves You
By Larry Schwimmer, Contributor
President Astrodecision
However, as you celebrate this special day with your honey, you may have some real questions about how well suited you are
ENVIRONMENT
How Do Scientists and the Media Magnify Mercury's Menace?
By David Ropeik, Contributor
I am an Instructor at Harvard University and a consultant and ...
It turns out that this widely known and feared environmental bogeyman might not be as serious a danger as this new study suggests, which the environmental and science media are mostly failing to report.
ENVIRONMENT
Why Being Eaten by Mushrooms Is the Best Way to Die
By Pierce Nahigyan, Contributor
Editor-in-Chief at Planet Experts
There are a number of routes to the great beyond: burial, cremation, cement stockings. Given the options, and what you'll leave behind, devoured by mushrooms might be the most sensible way to go.
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SCIENCE
All 5 Bright Planets To Be Visible From Earth At The Same Time
By Lee Moran
Mercury, Venus, Saturn, Mars and Jupiter will align for first time in a decade.
POLITICS
Hillary or Bernie: Who Will Win Debate #3?
By Larry Schwimmer, Contributor
President Astrodecision
This debate should have an electric and unpredictable quality as the Moon makes a powerful aspect to Uranus at debate time
SCIENCE
The Dyson Sphere -- Not Just Science Fiction
By Xaque Gruber, Contributor
Writer
The concept of a Dyson Sphere is not a new one. It was first described by futurist writer Olaf Stapledon in his 1937 science fiction novel, Star Maker.
MEDIA
The Time of Their LIFE: Fun at the Office in the 1960s
By Peter Mandel, Contributor
Washington Post contributor, children's book author
The mysterious, mostly disappeared world of LIFE magazine is all still there: Staffers hacking at typewriters, beefing about the managing editor, draining double Scotches and martinis before lunch. At least in my mind it's still there.
WELLNESS
Mercury Levels Still Dangerously High in Freshwater Fish
By New England Center for Investigative Reporting, Contributor
Ensuring the survival of serious, in-depth investigative journ...
Mercury emissions from major Massachusetts sources have declined by 90 percent over the past two decades, but mercury levels in the state's freshwater fish hold stubbornly high, with many species too contaminated for pregnant women and children to eat.
WELLNESS
Beware of Mercury Poisoning From Skin-Lightening Cream
By Elizabeth Pessin, Contributor
International health researcher, educator and mentor
If you know anyone using skin-lightening creams, please advise them about the potential dangers of mercury toxicity. If you
SCIENCE
Walking on Arctic Ice
By Katlin Bowman, Contributor
Postdoctoral Researcher, University of California, Santa Cruz
As I stepped onto the ice with feet wrapped in wool socks and insulated boots, my friend Pete pointed to the ground and said "there's two miles of ocean below us right now." The 2 meter thick ice sheet was covered with a fresh layer of snow and felt like terra firma rather than a fluid surface.
SCIENCE
Oceanographers from U.S. and German GEOTRACES Meet in the High Arctic
By Katlin Bowman, Contributor
Postdoctoral Researcher, University of California, Santa Cruz
Ninety five percent of Earth's water lies in the ocean, and on a planet dominated by saltwater, mapping the chemistry of the global ocean requires a global effort.
WELLNESS
Busy Woman's Guide: Why Clean Eating Isn't So Clean
By Dr. Darria Long Gillespie, Contributor
ER Doctor, Sharecare Digital Health Exec, Toddler Mom
So, what's a person to do, short of get her Ph.D. in chemistry? (I know that you readers are massively smart and accomplished, and some of you may take that challenge seriously). You don't need to -- consider this your cheat-sheet.
SCIENCE
In to the Ice
By Katlin Bowman, Contributor
Postdoctoral Researcher, University of California, Santa Cruz
Sea ice accumulates in the Arctic Ocean during the winter when the tilt of the Earth's axis leaves the top of the world in complete darkness. Ice coverage reaches a maximum in mid-March and can cover up to 80 percent of the Arctic Ocean.
SCIENCE
Arctic GEOTRACES Week One
By Katlin Bowman, Contributor
Postdoctoral Researcher, University of California, Santa Cruz
And we're off! The U.S. GEOTRACES Arctic expedition departed Dutch Harbor on August 9th onboard the USCGC Healy.
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