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 ...

SAN JOAQUIN, Mexico (AP) — A drill echoes through narrow tunnels deep within the mountain where miner Hugo Flores bores into rock in search of one of Earth’s most toxic elements. Buried in red stripes ...

BOGOTA, Colombia(AP) — As gold prices hover at record highs, a leading Catholic leader in Peru’s Amazon is urging countries that are destinations for the precious metal to help stem illegal mining ...

An office worker has claimed eating tuna three times a day for months left her with life-threatening mercury poisoning. Nasha Montgomery, 29, from Alabama in the US, spent four months at the end of ...

Multiple children in Camp Washington were exposed to mercury recently, the neighborhood's community council said in a news release Wednesday, and officials are concerned there could be more cases. The ...

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New York authorities ordered three New York companies Aleena Cosmetics, Axabee Skincare, and Singhcart, LLC to immediately stop selling skin-lightening creams and other cosmetics that allegedly ...

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — As gold prices hover at record highs, a leading Catholic leader in Peru’s Amazon is urging countries that are destinations for the precious metal to help stem illegal mining ...