proposed Micheal-Mercury probe

Every time i think about taking a break or mini-vacation from writing, She hits me over the head with another revelation basically saying "Sam! Get back to work!" If i knew She was going to be this pushy, i woulda...

NASA - Moon Got Hydrogen, Mercury and 50% More Water Than Expecte

According to latest NASA LCROSS - LRO press conference Moon got Hydrogen, Mercury and 50% more water than expected.NASA's LCROSS mission launched in June 2009 along with the space agency's powerful Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO. In October of that year, the LCROSS ...

The catfish 'Toxic' suitable for fishmeal production

'Toxic' fish suitable for fishmeal production Monday, November 16, 2009, 09:50 (GMT   9)In 2008, CSIC scientists said that nearly half of the catfish showed signs of alarming levels of mercury, and 15-20...

Whales and Faroese consumers in danger.

ANIMAL WELFARE GROUPS CONDEMN FAROESE PILOT WHALE HUNT “The Faroese Government is ignoring the terrifying health warnings of its own Chief Medical Officer. Allowing around 85 tonnes of toxic meat and blubber...

Japan’s dolphin tragedy

Mercury Contamination Found In Stranded Victorian Dolphins ScienceDaily (June 11, 2008) — Monash University research into heavy metal contaminant levels in dolphins from Port Phillip Bay and the Gippsland Lakes...

Not Whales, To Blame For Shortage Of Fish

Fisheries, Not Whales, To Blame For Shortage Of FishHarpoon on the bow of a whale hunting ship. The Humane Society International, WWF and the Lenfest Ocean Program have presented three new reports debunking the...

Mercury In Packaged Whale Meat Across Japan May Be A Major Health

Mercury In Packaged Whale Meat Across Japan May Be A Major Health Problem ScienceDaily (May 20, 2003) — Dangerous levels of mercury appear to be present in whale, dolphin and porpoise meat sold widely as food in Japan, according to a study by Japanese...

Spectra Confirm Ice on Asteroid 24 Themis. How Did it Get There?

It seems that space age instruments are now finding evidence of water-ice in the many locations we have pointed them to look. The latest to be confirmed includes asteroid 24 Themis. But is it from subsurface...

Electrical Erosion (Sputtering) in Our Electric Solar System.

Recent data from the moon indicates that OH (hydroxyl radical) and/or H2O (water) may exist on or above the surface of the moon. But what does it mean and how does it relate to active processes at Mercury,...

Mercury Found In All US Fish

All wild fish in the United States contain mercury, according to a federal survey released August 19. The survey looked at over 1,000 fish from nearly 300 streams around the U.S, and found that they were all...

Mercury's "Magnetic Tornadoes" and the Big Picture...

Well, it seems that Mercury and Earth aren't so dissimilar after all, at least in terms of their magnetospheric interactions with space. But, I wonder, when does anecdotal evidence cease being anecdotal and...

Planet Mercury Is More Exciting Than Mars Says Space Science

More exciting facts and unexplored climate, atmosphere and evolution of Mercury is revealed from the Messenger spacraft's observations. Evidences of volcanos, tornadoes are seen on the surface of the planet...

Ocean mercury on the increase

Mercury is being found in increasing quantities in the oceans  recent studies suggest.  Mercury is a neurotoxin with many side effects.  Its toxicity was first documented in Japan and labelled...

Food Scares Don't Alter Behavior

Food scares don't cause us to change our eating habits, according to recent studies. In recent years, though there have been numerous food awareness issues ranging from salmonella to listeria, melamine to mercury. ...

High Fructose Corn Syrup contains mercury, US studies find

Preliminary studies have revealed that products containing high amounts of high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) also contain toxic levels of mercury.HFCS is added to food as an artificial sweetener and to prolong shelf...

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