Novelist Joe Dunthorne presents a series investigating his family history and his great-grandfather’s dark secret ...

Has anyone ever broken wind in an elevator and tried to put the blame on you? For Cheryl revenge is a dish to be served cold ...

World War I changed the way wars were fought. New technologies and tactics created a deadly war machine in which both old and new weapons played decisive roles. Here, we review the 10 most commonly ...

Rising temperatures could cause huge amounts of toxic materials to seep out of sealed-off mines into waterways ...

Ultra-processed baby foods disrupt gut bacteria in infants, increasing the risk of inflammation, allergies, obesity, and ...

resembled nothing so much as the lesions from breathing poison gas. On October 16, 1918, a letter carrier in New York City makes his rounds wearing a mask for protection. National Archives ...

Fine ash can infiltrate the lungs of people and animals who breathe it in, poison crops and disrupt aquatic life ... mineral and glass carried in a near-supersonic stream of hot gas. Towering clouds ...

The COVID-19 pandemic increased public awareness of the importance of mask use for personal protection. However, when the ...

In a controversial decision, the Ohio Supreme Court has ruled that nitrogen gas does not fall under the definition of being a poison.This is despite a finding in the case that a man died from ...

Fans of The Last of Us are again talking about HBO’s choice to leave out gas masks and airborne spores from the TV version. In the game, characters wore masks to survive spore-filled areas ...