One study found that some young people begin feeling the symptoms of nicotine addiction within a matter of days after starting to smoke. In 2022, roughly half of adult smokers tried to quit ...

The L.A. wildfires have coincided with a 16-fold rise in hospital visits for fire-related injuries, such as burns and smoke exposure. Although the smoke’s immediate effect has begun to dissipate ...

Experts say that wildfire smoke is unsafe for everyone and that all area residents should be worried about the potential health effects from this pollutant. The cause for concern is ...

The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday proposed curbing the level of nicotine in cigarettes to make the products less addictive in an ambitious effort to help more Americans quit smoking.

Washington, DC (January 15, 2025) – New WWF-led research reveals that the vital benefits wildlife provides to people’s everyday lives are vastly underrepresented across science and policy discussions.

Yet even in areas that aren’t burning, plumes of smoke remain a serious and ongoing public health threat—especially as the region braces for dangerous winds that could fuel the spread of ash ...

The good news is that N95 masks can filter out 95% of smoke particles, according to California’s health department. The best thing to do is stay inside and limit your outdoor activities, but if you ...

Angelenos still bothered by the smell of smoke may be surprised to see that Air Quality Index numbers returned to “healthy” or “moderate” levels this week in L.A. County, but they shouldn ...

The well-preserved skull belongs to a never-before-seen species of sauropodomorph that potentially grew up to 33 feet long. An enormous, extremely well preserved dinosaur skull unearthed in China ...

A huge dinosaur skull found in southern China appears to belong to an entirely new species, according to a group of paleontologists that studied the specimen. Paleontologists found the fossilized ...

Meanwhile, the most sought-after collaboration of the last year came when Tibi added a men’s belt to L.L.Bean’s $40 Boat and Tote and raised the price tenfold. Likewise, luxury department ...

Smoke is drifting to cities miles away from where multiple major wildfires are burning in Los Angeles County, prompting several air quality alerts, but will it reach San Diego County? No air ...