First, it’s important to know that fish are covered in a thin layer of mucus. This slimy coating (it is also called a “slime coat”) is known to keep fish healthy by warding off pathogens.

A telltale sign you’re getting sick is excess mucus, and if you’ve ever been desperate to stop coughing and sneezing, you’ve likely examined your mucus color, from yellow to green ...

When a person has black or dark-colored mucus, they may have inhaled potentially harmful pollutants. Coughing up black mucus may also be due to an underlying infection or condition. Mucus serves ...

Nick Blackmer is a librarian, fact-checker, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience in consumer-facing health and wellness content. Extra mucus in your throat and chest is a common ...

MAPUTO - Mozambican police fired on supporters of opposition leader Venancio Mondlane marching in the capital Maputo on Wednesday, injuring at least 10 people, Mondlane's team and a human rights ...

REUTERS/Sisipho Skweyiya CAPE TOWN, Feb 28 (Bernama-Kyodo) -- Finance chiefs from the Group of 20 advanced and emerging economies on Thursday remained at odds in addressing growing concerns over ...

South Africa voiced dismay on Thursday that Group of 20 talks it hosted on global economic issues ended without consensus after top officials from several countries skipped it, and delegates ...