After applying a mercury-laced skin cream for months, a woman begins to experience alarming neurological symptoms. Doctors soon discover that the mercury in the cream caused severe brain poisoning, a ...

Sampling on L.A. area beaches found no lead or other metals at concentrations that could hurt humans or animals.

An exhibit featuring the works of an American photojournalist who documented Minamata disease has opened in Tokyo.

Declassified CIA files reveal a secret program that a former US president was certain would help him 'control the world.' ...

A trio of ancient reservoirs in present-day Guatemala is revealing both the strength—and limitations—of Mayan water science.

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New research on the ancient Maya city of Ucanal in northern Guatemala reveals that its engineers maintained biologically clean drinking water for nearly 1,500 years, an extraordinary achievement in a ...

A new study reveals the Mayan paradox at Ucanal, where a sophisticated reservoir system kept water clean but hidden mercury caused poisoning.

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For years, people fishing along the banks of the White River that winds through Indianapolis were met by ominous signs warning about eating the fish they catch. One of those risks was mercury ...

The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday weakened pollution limits for coal-burning power plants, allowing them to release more heavy metals, including mercury, a powerful neurotoxin linked to ...