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Dear EarthTalk : I know that large fish contain a lot of mercury, but where does it come from? And what are we doing to prevent this contamination?

When asked to rate their own health, women , on average, consistently report being in worse health than men do, and a new study from researchers in Spain says this is because women have a higher rate of chronic diseases -- contradicting a previous theory that women's lower self-rated health is simply a reporting bias. [More]

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Dear EarthTalk : Is it true that gas furnaces cost less to run and burn cleaner than their oil counterparts? If I make the switch, how long should I expect it to take for me to pay back my initial investment? And are there any greener options I should consider?

Editor's note: The following is an excerpt from the new book Coffee Is Good for You: From Vitamin C and Organic Foods to Low-Carb and Detox Diets, the Truth About Diet and Nutrition Claims (Perigee, 2012), by Robert J.

My picks for the most astounding animal videos of 2011 take us on a journey around the globe. They depict diverse animals in natural habitats living their everyday lives – and they are simply stunning.

A view from the ESWI meeting in Malta, where Ron Fouchier first described the contagious H5N1 strain. Katherine Harmon A controversy over whether the U.S. government should allow details of a deadly new flu strain to be published in scientific journals has recently caught fire in the media

A pair of NASA spacecraft is getting set to orbit the moon this weekend, a move that will kick off the probes' effort to study Earth's nearest neighbor from crust to core. [More]

Our Milky Way is just one of many billions of galaxies that dot the cosmos--an ordinary spiral in a universe filled with them. The unspecialness of our corner of space, an idea known as the Copernican principle, is a cornerstone of modern cosmology.

* Russia says has almost doused fire on nuclear submarine * Radiation levels normal, nine injured * Nuclear reactors shut down, partial crew on board * Fire broke out during repairs at dockyard in northern Russia By Andrei Pronin MURMANSK, Russia, Dec 30 (Reuters) - Russia said on Friday it had doused a raging blaze aboard a nuclear submarine after nearly a full day and night, by partially submerging the vessel after battling the flames with water from helicopters and tug boats. There was no radiation leak and crew inside the submarine were monitoring the stricken vessel's nuclear reactors which had been shut down, Russian officials said. At least nine people were injured fighting the flames which witnesses quoted by local media said rose 10 metres (30 feet) above the Yekaterinburg submarine at the navy ship yard in the Murmansk region of northern Russia.

At the dawn of 2012, computer security looks a lot like it did five years ago--everything protected by a user ID and password. But that’s all set to change in the next five years

A spate of animal behavior studies in the past few years underscores that we share a lot with our fellow creatures.

Nobody likes getting shots.

2011 has turned out to be a groundbreaking year for electric vehicles literally.

You may have never personally caught sight of Jesus Christ’s face in a potato chip, but you have likely succumbed to an equally improbable belief at some point in your life. Many people claim that ghosts exist or that their dreams can predict the future.