With the reddish-orange skies and smoke-filled air, Californians who had previously never heard of PM2.5 pollution are quickly learning about the Air Quality Index and what they need to do to protect ...

A cheap, do-it-yourself air purifier is powerful enough to effectively protect a home from free-floating flu and COVID-19 viruses, according to test results from the U.S. Environmental Protection ...

Correction: (March 25, 2025) In the thirteenth paragraph, “within 3 to 4 feet (91 to 120 centimeters)” should be “within 8 feet (244 centimeters).” An edit has been made in the press release to ...

Eric Schildge is terrified to go back to school in a few weeks. An 8th grade English teacher in Newburyport, the fear of in-person learning during a pandemic is familiar to him. He was in the ...