The new research focused on exposure to PM 2.5, tiny particles that can lodge deep in the lungs and enter the bloodstream.

The fires affected millions of people in the region. It could take years to understand the health consequences, but ongoing ...

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Starting today, California is taking a stand against thirdhand smoke. While most people are well aware of the health threat of secondhand smoke — what you inhale from someone smoking a cigarette ...

In one study, these particles from high-altitude wildfire smoke created a dramatic cooling effect not accounted for in current climate models. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn ...

(NEXSTAR) – Sitting somewhere when a cloud of cotton candy vapor washes over you? If you can smell the sweet scent of a vape, that’s not a great sign. As vaping becomes a more common replacement for ...

Pollution from wildfire smoke is increasing in the United States. Climate change is projected to exacerbate the problem, leading to 70,000 premature deaths each year by 2050. If no extra measures are ...

MILWAUKEE— City leaders, students, and firefighters gathered Monday morning at Milwaukee’s Survive Alive House to kick off National Fire Prevention Week with a focus on lithium-ion battery safety.

Not long ago, Fred Armisen was reminiscing about the sound-effect LPs he used to stock at the Chicago record store where he worked in the Nineties. These vinyl platters contained all kinds of sounds, ...

Skies will look hazy Thursday and Friday in the South Sound, the National Weather Service says. The large plume of smoke rising from the Bear Gulch fire near Lake Cushman by the Olympic National ...

Children whose fathers experienced passive smoke exposure in childhood were significantly more likely to show impaired lung function as adults, based on data from more than 800 father-child pairs.