TOWANDA — Sixteen years ago, Bill “Chili” Roof succeeded Bill Sheets as the fire chief of the Towanda Fire Department. Roof stepped down as chief at the turn of the new year, and Sheets is now ...

For most of the 20th century, every branch of the U.S. military relied on asbestos to build their bases. Only later did it become known that working or living on military bases with asbestos can cause ...

A library has been forced to close temporarily after asbestos was found in roof panels ahead of planned maintenance work. Harrow Council has announced that Pinner Library will open again soon but ...

The upheaval of changing your sheets can seem like a chore at times and is so easy to put it off for another day, but if you don't fancy sharing your bed with 20,000 dust mites then experts say it ...

But experts actually say that doing this may create the perfect environment for dust mites. Not familiar with these tiny creatures? They can live in your home and, according to research published ...

One lungful of asbestos dust is enough to give you cancer, but I didn't realise how vulnerable I was. When I started suffering breathlessness in July 2023, as an ex-smoker I assumed it was lung ...

Asbestos fibres may cause serious lung diseases including asbestosis and cancer. Smoking also increases the risk of developing illness from asbestos exposure.

When you're laundering your bed sheets, don't forget to set them on a 60-degree wash to effectively eliminate dust mites. Additionally, Martin suggests using a quality detergent to maintain its ...

Mars' southern hemisphere absorbs a lot of the sun's energy during the Red Planet's spring, and that may be causing Mars' dust storms, a new study suggests.

An expert has revealed what to do if you suspect you have asbestos in your home. Asbestos is a naturally occurring fibre that was commonly used in the building industry until the 1990s ...