SAN DIEGO — Thinking outside the box, students took COVID safety into their own hands. "It’s a box fan, and then you make a cube out of these filters that you can buy at any hardware store, super ...

When wildfires threaten communities, human health can be impacted as smoke distributes on the breeze, infiltrating various structures. To help people protect themselves and their families, researchers ...

A new low-cost DIY box filter is "highly effective" in clearing the air of hazardous indoor pollutants, according to a study. Filter-based air cleaners have become popular since the COVID-19 pandemic, ...

The east coast, and New York in particular, is receiving an unwelcome taste (and scent) of the climate crisis to come, as smoke from massive Canadian wildfires billow out toward the Atlantic Ocean.

Covid is not going away for the foreseeable future. Vaccination, rapid tests and appropriate masking are important ways to protect against getting sick and spreading the virus. So is better indoor air ...

With allergens, disease, odors, and dust building up over the winter months, there are many reasons to consider an air purifier for your home. While there are impressive air purifiers you can buy with ...

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 ...