Smoke detectors (not just their batteries) have a temporary shelf life. Find out how long yours will last, and how to know it ...

One Oshkosh store was fined more than $12.8 million for selling unauthorized products. A legal challenge to the law continues ...

Some wildfires are so intense, they create their own weather—thunderstorms driven by heat that hurtle smoke as high as 10 ...

Many Chinese struggle with the temptation. In a population of 1.4bn, some 300m are smokers. Most are male: nearly half of ...

Thirdhand smoke is toxic lingering tobacco residue on surfaces that harms children most. California's new AB455 mandates ...

Smoke and carbon monoxide (CO) detectors–sometimes one in the same device, in other cases, discrete products–warn of imminent danger, so you can get out of your home as soon as possible. The smart ...

The number one cause of death related to fires is smoke inhalation. Smoke inhalation occurs when you breathe in the heated particles and gases produced by fire. Different fires produce a different ...

Though tobacco use is declining among adults in the U.S., cannabis use is increasing. Laws and policies regulating the use of tobacco and cannabis are also moving in different directions. Tobacco ...

Smoking directly is worse than secondhand smoke. However, both types can still cause damage to your cardiovascular and respiratory health. Firsthand smoking and secondhand smoke both cause serious ...

A smoke alarm in a construction area on Level 5 in the Denver International Airport main terminal, around 11:16 a.m. Wednesday, prompted a precautionary shutdown of access to passenger trains ...

A Los Gatos man rented a car for seven hours, but the company didn’t inspect the vehicle until three days later.

New research from the University of Vermont reveals exposure to smoke from Canadian wildfires in the summer of 2023 led to ...