Part 1 explores mercury’s long and complicated story from ancient alchemy to modern industry and why it’s both useful and ...

An El Segundo refinery fire has renewed questions about who is investigating the state’s oil industry after serious accidents ...

PUERTO NARINO, Colombia — A flash of pink breaks the muddy surface of the Amazon River as scientists and veterinarians, waist-deep in the warm current, patiently work a mesh net around a pod of river ...

A man has appeared in court charged with assisting suicide by supplying chemicals. Miles Cross, 33, is accused of four counts of intentionally doing an act capable of encouraging or assisting the ...

An Alameda County Superior Court judge decided that Dan Repp’s wrongful termination lawsuit against the city of Pleasanton ...

Zena, Ben, and Sabreena gather to discuss Napheesa Collier’s explosive exit interview statement, examining Phee’s words and ...

The Republican incumbent’s education record and the Democrat’s health care message collide in one of the most competitive ...

If you’re reading this, you probably know the value of the Mercury’s news reporting, arts and culture coverage, event ...

Brian May discussed growing up with Free's music and how they formed the basis of Queen's DNA, also having an impact on ...

Just 10 months after the incident where research scientist Karen Wetterhahn was exposed to toxic metal, she faced an ...

A Chubb Ltd. unit is seeking a court’s judgment that it doesn’t owe insurance coverage for litigation alleging pollution-related injuries stemming from a Delaware chlor-alkali facility.

OUR much-loved astrologer Meg sadly died in 2023 but her column will be kept alive by her friend and protégée . Read on to ...