Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Feeling exhausted, achy, and anxious way too often lately? The toxic heavy metal mercury could be literally dragging you down.

Scientists have discovered Amazonian bacteria capable of combating mercury contamination in areas affected by toxic mining.

An outback town's hospital, service station and school were affected when students discovered vials of mercury at the tip.

Warnings about mercury poisoning from fish have circulated for years, yet many people who regularly eat fish remain unaware that the risk is real. Content creator Grace Beverley recently went viral ...

A newly-created probiotic has been found to lower levels of mercury among mice—and researchers hope this could soon help pregnant women and children eat fish more safely. ByLindsey Choo, Former ...

Scripps Oceanography biogeochemist Amina Schartup in the lab. (Photo by Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego) New research from UC San Diego’s Scripps Oceanography Institute and UCLA points toward a potential ...

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British influencer Grace Beverley says she was warned by doctors she was on the verge of mercury poisoning after eating canned tuna daily. The 28-year-old, who is pregnant, reported symptoms including ...

In my research on the history of psychiatry and psychopharmacology, I can’t get away from mercury. Edgar Allan Poe, three months before he died in a delirious state, had been treated with ...