Mercury, also called quicksilver, is a chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol Hg and atomic number 80. A heavy, silvery, transition metal, mercury is one of five elements that are ...

Excavating human skeletons is the closest archaeologists can get to the people who lived in the past. Once excavated the bones are often analysed chemically in order to yield as much information as ...

Mercury has several claims to fame: It’s the only metallic element that’s liquid at room temperature, it’s been known to ancient cultures for centuries upon centuries. Buried deep under a mound of ...