Minamata has become a word synonymous with disease. ‘Minamata disease’ was first identified in 1956, after years of chemical company Chisso discharging methyl mercury into Minamata Bay, Japan. It was a process that continued until 1968, and left over 2,500 people affected by mercury related diseases. Symptoms can range from ataxia, muscle weakness and damage … Continue reading
This was originally posted at the GfGD blog at: http://blogs.egu.eu/gfgd/2013/04/10/gfgd-at-egu2013-day-three/, by Rosalie Tostevin Mid-week at the EGU conference, and we’ve finally got all three GfGD reps in the same place at the same time for a photo! Another busy day, and we’ve picked out a few examples of the latest research being presented at EGU: Continue reading
A guest post from Holly Ferrie, Geosciences student with the Open University. If you’ve been keeping track of the science press in the last few months, you may have noticed a dramatic headline popping up in a number of places. ‘Life at threat from supervolcano in 200 million years!’ ‘The supervolcano forming under the Pacific … Continue reading
This was originally posted at: http://blogs.egu.eu/palaeoblog/?p=529 NASA might be having a rain-check on its outreach activities, but that’s not why Curiosity has gone silent the last few days. Every once in a while an event known as the Mars Solar Conjunction places Mars’ orbit directly behind the sun with respect to Earth, and makes communications impossible. … Continue reading
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