The rise of levels of mercury found in women of child bearing age is a fact that the neurotoxic element is creeping in systems of humanity. Mercury is found in the food we eat, gold and coal mining. Coal used as fuel emits toxic mercury when combusted.
Indeed, 2017 has been very active when it comes to providing delightful space stories to space's loyal fans. And guess what, planet Mercury joins the bandwagon as it will be visible from Earth this March.
Scientists have indentified one factor of having the fatal and progressive ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease. It is eating of seafood with high mercury content.
Almost one-quarter of all Americans consume gluten-free diets, according to the report in 2015. Scientists found that consumption of gluten-free diet can increase the risk of cancer, heart disease, and neurological illness.
NASA's Messenger spacecraft orbited Mercury for four years, and in that time it collected a wealth of data and images as it mapped the planet's gravitational field. Now scientists have announced that Mercury's magnetic field is four million years old.
While NASA's Messenger Probe may be gone, having crashed into the surface of Mercury, the data it collected is still providing scientists with a wealth of knowledge on the planet that is closest to our Sun. According to data sent back from Messenger, the magnetic field of the little planet is almost four billion years old.
Before its crash-landing into the surface of its long-studied host planet, NASA’s MESSENGER spacecraft sent back its final view of the surface of Mercury. And now NASA is sharing it with you. Exceeding all expectations and lasting more than 4 times its original mission timeline, the spacecraft has been instrumental to NASA’s vast studies of the other planets within our solar system, so with this image and a fiery display to end its mission with flair, the space agency is paying homage to MESSENGER and its long life in orbit.