New evidence has linked PM1 pollution to significant increases in hospitalizations for COPD and pneumonia, with older adults ...

Edinburgh scientists are pioneering a way to make perfume out of fatbergs from sewers. Researchers at the University of ...

SpaceX has launched a pair of lunar landers for U.S. and Japanese companies looking to jumpstart business up there ...

O ne of the new trends to hit the country as of late has been the Himalayan salt lamp. You can see them all over store ...

In August, over a calm Michigan lake, Karl Duesterhaus, 34, of Chicago, was treated to an unusual phenomenon: the northern ...

As wildfires rage in southern California, Scripps News spoke with Dr. Omer Awan, a professor at the University of Maryland ...

The Air Quality Index, or AQI, is the primary system used to warn the public when air pollution is dangerous. It’s based on ...

The toxic residues of burned houses, electronics and cars combine with carcinogenic fire retardants create a formidable ...

We know fiber is essential to a healthy and nutritious diet, yet only 7% of Americans eat the recommended daily amount.

Once upon a time, the core of a massive star collapsed, creating a shockwave that blasted outward, ripping the star apart as it went. When the shockwave reached the star’s surface, it punched through, ...

Many common disinfectants (containing things like ammonia and alcohol), hand sanitizer, and even Clorox and Lysol wipes, ...

What we’re really worried about is the PM2.5 levels,” or the fine particles in wildfire smoke, which have a diameter of less ...