Iron nitrides are nothing new. Nitriding processes, such as gas nitriding by exposing heated steel to ammonia, have been used for steel finishing for more than a century. The more complex iron ...

A few times a year, Instagram and TikTok are flooded with cautionary posts like this one – as well as more tongue-in-cheek content (think: “POV: you blame all of your problems on Mercury being ...

ESA/ATG medialab The European Space Agency’s BepiColombo spacecraft recently made a close flyby of Mercury, and it snapped some stunning pictures along the way. Launched in 2018 along with ...

Jamie Carter is an award-winning reporter who covers the night sky. When is Mercury retrograde? It starts today, and if you believe astrologers, the days between August 5 and 27 will be full of ...

Mercury has the shortest and fastest orbit around the Sun and experiences dramatic temperature changes as it rotates. It is a world of extremes. Explore facts about our solar system's fastest planet.

Canned tuna, Americans' favorite fish, is the most common source of mercury in our diet. New tests of 42 samples from cans and pouches of tuna bought primarily in the New York metropolitan area ...

Mercury is notoriously difficult to spot with the naked eye, thanks to its proximity to the sun. Most of the time, you get only a few minutes to see it before the sun comes up over the horizon ...

Bacteria commonly utilize nitrate and nitrite as terminal electron acceptors for respiration in the absence of oxygen, or for incorporation in biomass. However, it was only recently described that ...

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Mercury earned 3.5 stars out of 5 for overall performance. NerdWallet’s ratings are determined by our editorial team. The scoring formula takes into account consumer experience, complaint data ...

Mercury Insurance boasts some of the best rates for auto and homeowners insurance, but its poor customer service could cause many to look elsewhere for coverage. Mercury has some of the most ...