Following a July study that found switching from a household gas stove to an electric one can improve asthma symptoms, a new ...

State and local fire safety officials gathered on Oct. 1 at the Paris Fire Department to highlight the importance of working smoke alarms and promote the Be Alarmed! smoke alarm installation program, ...

Diet, exercise and sleep tend to dominate conversations about health. But there is another factor that is causing growing concern among experts: loneliness. Carmen Lanchares, a longevity expert and ...

Wildfires have always been around, but thanks to climate change, they’re becoming even more of a threat: Carbon emissions from wildfires grew 60% between 2001 and 2023, and the area burned by ...

Smoke from the 2025 Eaton Fire sent toxic airborne contaminants soaring downwind, including lead levels up to 250 times above normal, but pollution returned to background levels within roughly six ...

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Tropical army ants are known to form devastating armadas that march through forests eating other insects and small creatures. As they march, they deposit chemical trails of pheromones that others ...

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Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has created a new state cabinet focused on artificial intelligence oversight, risk assessment and public safety. Pritzker signed Executive Order 2026-07 establishing the ...