Scientists from Australia have successfully bioengineered genetically modified fruit flies and zebrafish capable of absorbing ...

A child would need to eat 9,000 cookies in a day to approach harmful levels of pesticide or naturally occurring heavy metals.

Numerous rumors about potentially-contaminated Girl Scout cookies have been floating around, and Girl Scouts of the USA is ...

When Philip Sontag first visited Antarctica as a Ph.D. student, he brought back an unusual souvenir: a huge bag of penguin ...

Australian scientists have discovered a means of genetically modifying animals -fruit flies and zebrafish, respectively – to ...

Fears of mercury in seafood, according to Kaneko, began in Minamata, Japan, in the 1950s, when high mercury levels in ...

Heavy metal contamination in Yangshan Port raises concerns for seafood safety, with arsenic and mercury posing health risks.

Heavy metals naturally occur in the Earth's crust, but human activities can increase their concentration in the environment, ...

Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology have developed a packaging solution that reduces mercury in canned tuna by ...

Fish is a high-quality source of protein, containing omega-3 fatty acids and many other beneficial nutrients. However, the ...

In adults, mercury poisoning can affect fertility and blood pressure regulation. Recommendations for how often a person should eat canned tuna can vary depending on several factors, including the ...

“Those three metals are toxic,” said Ivano Aiello, a marine geology professor at Moss Landing Marine Labs, who led the soils testing. “They are hazardous to aquatic life. We want to ...