Activists want tinned tuna banned after toxic levels of mercury found - Consumer advocates warn of ‘colossal risk to public health’ as authorities accused of agreeing to high threshold ...

Gold-mining equipment operates in water near a river bank with trees in the background. Illegal gold mining along the Madre de Dios River near Puerto Maldonado in the Amazon River basin of Peru.

Multiple countries including the United States called Monday for a worldwide ban on mercury-based dental amalgams by 2030, at a meeting of signatories to a treaty on limiting the toxic metal. "It's ...

That skin-lightening cream or anti-ageing serum promising a glow overnight? It might be hiding something dangerous. The Indian government is now considering a ban on mercury-based cosmetics, following ...

Popular skin-lightening products widely available on Amazon have been found to contain mercury levels far exceeding permissible limits, an assessment repeatedly highlighted by the New Delhi-based ...

A strange whistling hum fills the air in Bourne. It's a tell-tale sign that hundreds of periodical cicadas are all around, in the trees and crawling up bushes, hoping to attract a mate after 17 years ...

A global mercury summit in Geneva has faced criticism from environmental and Indigenous groups for failing to act on mercury use in small-scale gold mining, the world’s top source of ...