Physicists have solved a long-standing puzzle about mercury’s nuclear fission by using a five-dimensional model that ...

The isotopes of mercury are one example where the presence or absence of just one neutron affect the nuclear shape a lot. More than 40 years ago, in one of the first experiments at ISOLDE, physicists ...

A five-dimensional model has successfully predicted the asymmetric fission of mercury isotopes, offering new insights into ...

They’re not a perfect match, but it’s way too hot on the first planet for us to hop over and confirm for ourselves.

Figure 1: Mass-dependent and mass-independent mercury isotope compositions of snow samples, chamber experiment samples and gaseous samples. Figure 2: Mass-independent mercury isotope compositions ...

Beatriz Ferreira Araujo, Holger Hintelmann, Brian Dimock, Rodrigo de Lima Sobrinho, Marcelo Correa Bernardes, Marcelo Gomes de Almeida, Alex V. Krusche, Thiago Pessanha Rangel, Fabiano Thompson, ...

Mercury isotope records of Hg enrichments for non-volcanic origins have different characteristics. Hg enrichment can be driven by ocean redox changes, ...

More information: Jens Søndergaard et al, Stable isotopes unveil ocean transport of legacy mercury into Arctic food webs, Nature Communications (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-60356-6 Provided by ...

There is a lot scientists don't understand about mercury — namely, how it becomes its most toxic form and why our bodies don't get rid of it. Researchers with the Woods Hole Oceanographic ...

More information: Jens Søndergaard et al, Stable isotopes unveil ocean transport of legacy mercury into Arctic food webs, Nature Communications (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-60356-6 Journal ...