A research team at the University of Liverpool has developed a new material that captures coronavirus particles and could transform the efficiency of face masks and other filter equipment to stop the ...

New research published in Pediatric Investigation provides evidence that face masks reduce the release of exhaled particles when used by school-aged children. For the study, 23 healthy children were ...

As multiple wildfires burn in Canada and Minnesota, millions of people are being exposed to hazardous levels of air pollution. “Smoke carries a lot of particulates, and they can range in size,” says ...

As thick smoke from Canadian wildfires blankets much of the Northeast, many people are once again donning masks -- but which is best to protect against the tiny particulates in wildfire smoke? Two ...

Allergy season is in full force across the United States, but this year it looks a bit different, as everyone is masked up to prevent the spread of the coronavirus after the Centers for Disease ...

Washington: Reusable cloth masks may be effective up to a year, as washing and drying does not reduce their ability to filter out viral particles, according to a study. The finding, published in the ...

After Business Insider first reported on a group of fashion designers who discovered certain blue shop towels filter particles far better than a cotton bandana, one of them was approached by a ...