Scientists have discovered that wildfires release far more air-polluting gases than previously estimated. Many of these hidden emissions can transform into fine particles that are dangerous to breathe ...

BILLINGS, Mont. -- Wildfire smoke accounted for up to half of all health-damaging small particle air pollution in the western U.S. in recent years as warming temperatures fueled more destructive ...

Pregnant women's exposure to wildfire smoke — particularly in the third trimester — may increase the risk of autism in their ...

Heavy exposure to wildfire smoke during late pregnancy was associated with a higher likelihood of autism diagnoses in ...

STANFORD, Calif. (KGO) -- A new study finds that air pollution from wildfire smoke in California is affecting the long-term health of teenagers. Researchers at Stanford University looked at teens who ...

The 2025 Canadian wildfire season is on track to be the country's second worst on record, burning more than 16.5 million acres and causing wildfire smoke to travel to the Midwest and Northeast United ...

As fires burn the landscape, they spew airborne gases and particles, though their impact on air pollution might be ...

Pollution from fires, intensified by rising temperatures, is on track to become one of America’s deadliest climate disasters. Source: Nature Note: Midcentury projection uses a moderate warming ...

Pollution from wildfire smoke is increasing in the United States. Climate change is projected to exacerbate the problem, leading to 70,000 premature deaths each year by 2050. If no extra measures are ...

Canada's worst wildfire season on record tarnished the country's air quality and had similar effects on pollution in parts of the United States, according to a new report. University of Chicago ...

Exposure to wildfire smoke during the final months of pregnancy may raise the risk that a child is later diagnosed with ...