No, Mercury isn't just that silver stuff in old-timey thermometers. Mercury is a naturally occuring element in the environment and can sometimes be found in your food — most notoriously in fish.

Several types of seafood are high in mercury. See the list of the top 10 fish with high mercury levels here.

WASHINGTON -- No fish can escape mercury pollution. That's the take-home message from a federal study of mercury contamination released Wednesday that tested fish from nearly 300 streams across the ...

TAMPA (BLOOM) – Seafood has long been celebrated for its health benefits, from high-quality protein to Omega-3 fatty acids. However, concerns over mercury levels in fish, particularly large predatory ...

BOSTON — Mercury in fish and seafood has been linked to an increased risk for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), new research shows. Findings from a preliminary study showed that among persons who ...

As pollution continues to impact the world’s oceans, methylmercury—the most toxic form of mercury—is increasingly accumulating in global fisheries. As a result, seafood consumption is the primary ...

A new study has found another negative effect of invasive zebra mussels in lakes: higher levels of mercury in fish. Researchers from the University of Minnesota, the U.S. Geological Survey and other ...

CHICAGO -- Every mother knows that drinking and smoking during pregnancy can damage a child for life. But how many realize that eating fish up to a year before even conceiving a child can yield the ...

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 ...

Its frustrating, but not too surprising, that so many people are overreacting to trace levels of mercury found in Colorado sport fish. (Mercury in Colorado waters is a mystery, April 6). The Natural ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A new study from the United States Geological Survey found recent wildfires in the Pacific Northwest led to an increase in mercury levels in some streams, raising concerns over ...

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 ...