Coal-fired power plants are a source of mercury that people can ingest by eating fish. Mark Wilson/Getty Images People fishing along the banks of the White River as it winds through Indianapolis ...

IF YOU'VE EVER been warned to watch how much fish you eat, there might be a good reason. “Some of this concern is valid, given that most of the methylmercury in our bodies comes from eating seafood, ...

Scripps Oceanography biogeochemist Amina Schartup in the lab. (Photo by Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego) New research from UC San Diego’s Scripps Oceanography Institute and UCLA points toward a potential ...

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 ...

Janelle Mone is on the mend after developing mercury poisoning from eating too much fish, she says. The singer shared the news in a recent interview with The Cut . In the interview, Janelle said she ...

People fishing along the banks of the White River as it winds through Indianapolis sometimes pass by ominous signs warning about eating the fish they catch. One of the risks they have faced is mercury ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Gabriel Filippelli, Indiana University (THE CONVERSATION) People fishing along the ...