The quickest way to separate gold from rock, Sadio Camara says, is with a drop of mercury. She empties a dime-sized packet of ...

In Senegal’s gold-rich Kedougou region, women and children are paying a hidden price for the country’s gold rush ...

Researchers from UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography and UCLA announced the creation of an engineered ...

Thimerosal, a mercury-based preservative used in multi-dose vials of vaccines in the United States, was removed from shots ...

A newly-engineered probiotic can help reduce levels of mercury and make it safer to eat fish, according to new research from ...

Thus, people who primarily eat food containing high mercury levels are at higher risk of mercury poisoning and birth defects.

Mason and Tepper agree the fish would ideally be introduced at highly contaminated sites. Tepper hopes they can stock lakes ...

In Senegal’s gold-rich Kedougou region, women and children face serious health risks from mercury exposure used in gold processing ...