Mercury is released by environmental and human-driven processes. Some forms, specifically methylmercury, are toxic to humans.

While habitat degradation and water mismanagement have already strained its numbers, scientists now believe that mercury ...

Trees nearest the mines had higher concentrations of mercury in their rings. Passive air sampling confirmed the mercury measurements.

New research has found that our efforts to reduce the amount of mercury in the atmosphere are bearing fruit, with levels down ...

State officials have added two more South Dakota lakes to the fish consumption advisory list after testing found elevated ...

To try to make a dent in this problem, Tepper and her colleagues genetically engineered zebra fish and fruit flies so that ...

Mercury Pollution in the Antarctic Peninsula: Penguins in Peril Research surrounding mercury pollution in penguins began in 2010. Mercury is a well-known byproduct of many industrial mining ...

What if counteracting mercury contamination in waterways could be as simple as adding selenium? That proposition has gained ...

Sulfur from sugarcane crops is flowing into wetlands in the Florida Everglades, creating toxic methylmercury, which ...

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

Schartup said she spent years working on mercury pollution in the ocean and in seafood before she “began to feel frustrated diagnosing problems without offering any solutions.” That prompted ...

State officials have added two more South Dakota lakes to the fish consumption advisory list after testing found elevated mercury levels in large walleye. The state announced Monday that Dry Lake #1 ...