Get paid to smoke weed? A deal made in heaven and a study could help investigators better understand how cannabis cultivation and processing impacts the final product—in quantifiable terms. How do ...

As U.S. wildfire seasons escalate in length and intensity, firefighters and residents in western states face mounting threats to their long-term health due to prolonged exposure to smoke. Urban air ...

As smoke from wildfires crosses state and international borders more frequently, tracking and studying it is increasingly important for shaping air quality and health measures around the world. An ...

Shanya Gill, 12, won a national science competition for her fire-detection device. The device works quicker than the average smoke detector by using a thermal camera. Gill said she hoped to use the ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The raging wildfires in Canada recently engulfed the Northeastern US ...

Smoke from more than 100 wildfires burning across Canada has been rolling into North American cities far from the flames. New York City and Detroit were both listed among the five most polluted cities ...

Researcher Brandon Berry from the UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center collects data aboard a research vessel amid smoke-filled skies in August 2021. (Katie Senft, UC Davis) Amid hazardous air ...

Towers of smoke that rose high into the stratosphere during Australia’s “black summer” fires in 2019 and 2020 destroyed some of Earth’s protective ozone layer, researchers report in the March 18 ...