Cleaning clothes from smoke damage and soot can be tricky. Smoke and soot particles embed themselves deep into fabric fibers, leading to stubborn odors and potential skin irritation. Follow these tips ...

Key Points Fireplaces may smoke due to issues with the damper, flue blockages, drafts, or air pressure fluctuations.Have your fireplace serviced once a year by a professional chimney sweep to avoid ...

The L.A. County fires have destroyed thousands of homes. “The first week was really, crisis, like just sheer crisis and panic and a lot of huge uncertainty and fear about our home,” said Adriana ...

Delphine Farmer is a professor of chemistry at Colorado State University. When wildfire smoke turns the air brown and hazy, you might think about heading indoors with the windows closed, running an ...

Nobody wants their home smelling like burnt toast. One minute your home is smelling clean and fresh—and the next, you've accidentally burnt toast or a candle's gone rogue. How do you tackle those ...

Delphine Farmer receives funding from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, W.M. Keck Foundation, National Science Foundation, Department of Energy, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.