Data now suggest mercury effects might occur at levels lower than anyone suspected. Some studies show that children who were exposed to tiny amounts of mercury in utero have slower reflexes, language deficits, and shortened attention spans.

Transgenic poplar trees could make China a big player in lumber. But some experts worry about effects on nature.

Experts have invented a mannequin with a motorised mouth to test the amount of crumbs biscuits produce. Great photo.

1.) No matter how great you are, your career depends on communicating. The way to get better at anything, including communication, is by practicing. Blogging is good practice.

Thieves broke into an agency that serves the poor and made off with a safe. The only catch - the safe was empty.

Thomas Frey: Legislation passing through the Senate this week, hailed as a long overdue policy tightening to prevent debtors from “gaming the system,” will have far reaching ramifications, most of which won’t become obvious for many years to come.

Every year, millions of Americans have their computers hacked or personal information compromised. Now, 21st-century Sam Spades can make your problems go away - for a price.

In January, Stephanie Estabrook, 43, became the first person in Western Washington to receive an artificial disk — the latest technology to treat degenerative disk disease, a major form of back pain, one of the most common medical problems.