The find was made in the Shengjindian cemetery, a key region along the ancient Silk Road, where archaeologists began ...

The most common ore of mercury is called cinnabar. Its scientific name is mercury sulfide (HgS). In its pure, manmade form it's known as vermilion, which is a red pigment used in artist's paint.

The expanding solid forms the long, snake-like structure as the gases escape and leave behind the solid carbon and mercury ...