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Counterfeit Skin-Whitening Creams Are Ruining People's Faces
A raid in Cambodia revealed 70 tons of fake cosmetics, some with terrifying side effects.
Ontario is finally cleaning up a river that has poisoned First Nations for decades
A pulp and paper mill that dumped mercury in the English-Wabigoon River System poisoned the waterway, and the people who relied on it.
Industrial mercury contamination discovered upstream from Grassy Narrows
More than 300 people in the community have mercury poisoning.
The VICE Morning Bulletin
Billionaire George Soros pledges $10 million to fight hate crimes, computer scientists urge Hillary Clinton to call for a recount in three key states, and more.
Newly Discovered Valley on Mercury Is Larger than the Grand Canyon
Why Mercury may have lost nine miles off its waistline over the last four billion years.
The First Probe to Visit Two Planets Launched on this Day in 1973
Mariner 10 was the first probe to visit Mercury, to use a gravitational slingshot maneuver, to hit up two planets in one mission, and to photograph Venus and Mercury up close. Not bad for a drama queen.
Mercury Is More Earth-Like Than We Thought
It’s the only other planet in our solar system that we know is tectonically active.
Most of First Nation Tests Positive for Mercury Poisoning Decades After Toxic Dumping Into River
Many people showed signs of sensory disturbance, including numbness in their fingers and toes.
Watch Taraji P. Henson Play a NASA Mathematician in 'Hidden Figures'
"Yes they do let women do some things at NASA. And it's not because we wear skirts."
Graded Variations: How Gage Became the Most Exciting Producer in the UK
Following the release of a new EP on Crazylegs, we spoke to the 'Mercury' man about his journey from the playground to the club.
More Than 300 People in This Community Have Been Poisoned By Mercury, And Ontario Isn't Cleaning It Up
In the 1960s and 1970s, a pulp and paper mill dumped chemicals into the river system relied upon by Indigenous communities in northern Ontario. It's all still there.
Poisoned by the Gold Rush
VICE News correspondent Monica Villamizar travels to Antioquia Department, Colombia, a hotbed of illegal gold mining, to investigate the poisonous side-effects of the gold rush.