Wildfire smoke can make your outdoor workout hazardous to your health – an exercise scientist explains how to gauge the risk

Factors like your health status and how hard you exercise can help gauge the risk of wildfire smoke exposure.

John C. Quindry, Professor of Integrative Physiology and Athletic Training, University of Montana • conversation
yesterday • ~9 min

Conclave: the chemistry behind the black and white smoke

In 2013, the Vatican released their recipes for conclave smoke.

Mark Lorch, Professor of Science Communication and Chemistry, University of Hull • conversation
May 7, 2025 • ~6 min

As heated tobacco products reenter the US market, evidence on their safety remains sparse – new study

Tobacco companies say that heated tobacco products have fewer health risks than cigarettes, but there is little clear data to support that claim.

Jamie Hartmann-Boyce, Assistant Professor of Health Promotion and Policy, UMass Amherst • conversation
May 1, 2025 • ~6 min

LA fires: Long-term exposure to wildfire smoke is a growing health risk, and not well understood

Human bodies aren’t prepared for the toxic chemicals in smoke, and the effects can be harmful in the short term and long term.

Luke Montrose, Assistant Professor of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, Colorado State University • conversation
Jan. 15, 2025 • ~6 min

LA fires: Harm from long-term exposure to wildfire smoke is poorly understood − and it’s a growing risk

Human bodies aren’t prepared for the toxic chemicals in smoke, and the effects can be harmful in the short term and long term.

Luke Montrose, Assistant Professor of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, Colorado State University • conversation
Jan. 15, 2025 • ~6 min

LA fires: Health impact of long-term exposure to wildfire smoke is poorly understood − and a growing risk

Human bodies aren’t prepared for the toxic chemicals in smoke, and the effects can be harmful in the short term and long term.

Luke Montrose, Assistant Professor of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, Colorado State University • conversation
Jan. 15, 2025 • ~6 min

LA fires: Long-term exposure to wildfire smoke is poorly understood − and a growing risk

Human bodies aren’t prepared for the toxic chemicals in smoke, and the effects can be harmful in the short term and longterm.

Luke Montrose, Assistant Professor of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, Colorado State University • conversation
Jan. 15, 2025 • ~6 min

Wildfire smoke inside homes can create health risks that linger for months − tips for cleaning and staying safe

The chemicals emitted when buildings and vehicles burn can find their way into nearby homes. Studies show the health risks can stick around.

Colleen E. Reid, Associate Professor of Geography, University of Colorado Boulder • conversation
Jan. 9, 2025 • ~7 min

Want to quit vaping this year? Here’s what the evidence shows so far about effective strategies

Text message-based programming and the drug varenicline were the only 2 strategies that were shown to be effective for quitting vaping.

Nicola Lindson, Associate Professor, Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford • conversation
Jan. 8, 2025 • ~9 min

Wildfire smoke’s health risks can linger in homes that escape burning − as Colorado’s Marshall Fire survivors discovered

A series of surveys in the months and years after the devastating blaze near Boulder revealed continuing health concerns in surviving buildings, and tips for how to clean up smoke-damaged homes.

Colleen E. Reid, Associate Professor of Geography, University of Colorado Boulder • conversation
Dec. 23, 2024 • ~8 min

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