Personal care products, such as hairspray, perfume and deodorant, can contain potentially toxic chemicals. Here’s what you need to know.

"Manufacturers of hair care products need to focus on developing safer options that don't put hairstylists or consumers in harm's way."

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

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.

The fire burned more than 1,000 homes outside Boulder, Colorado, in 2021. A series of surveys shows residents’ continuing health concerns, and tips for how to deal with smoke-damaged homes.

How do plants communicate, and how does it differ from us?

Just like fires can contaminate municipal water systems by melting pipes, farms’ and ranches’ water supply systems are at risk. A first-of-its-kind study after the Maui fires explores the harms.

"Our results demonstrate that buildings can directly influence urban air quality due to substantial outdoor-indoor air exchange."

The science of smell is an exciting area of research.

Green plants produce a specific gas when under attack to both directly ward off herbivores and pathogens and indirectly lure in herbivore predators.