While anyone can develop mercury poisoning if they take in too much, fetuses, infants, and kids are among those most vulnerable because their brains and nervous systems are still developing.

A study of 1,047 children who received mercury-containing vaccines as infants has concluded the mercury does not cause learning difficulties or developmental delays. The research released ...

Mercury levels very considerably within from sample to sample, with light tuna samples ranging from 0.020 to 0.640 ppm, and for white tuna, 0.190 to 1.270 ppm.

T he health risks of mercury exposure are well documented, and the harms for still-developing fetuses are particularly concerning. Now, the latest study finds that kids who were exposed to more ...

The EPA said this is the third mercury exposure reported in the Yakima area in recent years. Cleanup costs for residential mercury contamination have ranged from $100,000-$400,000.

This slideshow allows kids to look for the planet Mercury going across the sun in previous planetary transits (the last one was in 2016). It will be good practice for the big event on Monday.

Moreover, a pregnant woman or nursing mother can pass mercury onto her child when she ingests mercury-laden fish. This makes for some difficult choices for moms and kids, and even for their doctors.