Many marine mammals and seabirds degrade methylmercury mostly in the liver. Atlantic bluefin tuna appear to lean on the ...

A once-a-year opportunity to get rid of household hazardous waste is scheduled for Saturday at A-Tech. The Household Hazardous Waste Collection, hosted by the County Solid Waste District, is scheduled ...

A drill echoes through narrow tunnels deep within the mountain where miner Hugo Flores bores into rock in search of one of Earth’s most toxic elements. Buried in red ...

Saturday night will be mostly clear and quiet. Overnight lows will be in the mid to upper 40s. A few spots of fog could ...

Your inner critic is getting amplified, and heads will roll this week when Mercury, our planet of communication and exchange, transitions from the jazz hands and glitter spackle of Leo to the exacting ...

Most folks know Frank Lloyd Wright as America’s most influential architect. What’s lesser known is he loved the movies, and Hollywood loved him. After fire, Alum Rock organizers fight to save ...

Re: “California must make schools safer for Jews” (Page A8, Sept. 7). I agree with Daniel Klein’s Sept. 7 column that antisemitism is wrong, and schools should protect Jewish students from harassment ...

Kenya Airways (KQ) updates its baggage allowance rules, providing clear guidance on free checked and cabin baggage for ...

If you’re reading this, you probably know the value of the Mercury’s news reporting, arts and culture coverage, event calendar, and the bevy of events we host throughout the year. The work we do helps ...

• Let's kick off with some good news: A 68-year-old military veteran will stay in his home after previously facing eviction for verrrrry dubious reasons. Dan McLean got an eviction notice at his ...

Ashcroft made it into the record books on Wednesday, Sept. 3, when it recorded an official temperature of 40.8 C (105.4 F).