For decades, federal firefighters have trudged and parachuted into wildfires with only “a bandana and a prayer,” as the saying goes, to protect them from inhaling dangerous toxins. Meanwhile, studies ...

MEP Engineer: DiClemente Siegel Design Inc. As part of an effort to enhance the CDC’s ability to monitor and respond to international health concerns, an existing airside building was transformed into ...

The University of Nevada, Reno’s Environmental Health & Safety unit, within the Research & Innovation division, has recently updated the biosafety module in its hands-on laboratory safety training ...

A variation of a puzzle called the “pick-up sticks problem” asks the following question: If I have some number of sticks with random lengths between 0 and 1, what are the chances that no three of ...

When disaster strikes, rescue and recovery teams, along with civilian volunteers, are the first responders, often placing themselves in dangerous situations to save lives and restore order. Whether ...

PPE protects you from hazards in your environment. Knowing the types of PPE available and how to use them properly can help you minimize your exposure to harm. Depending on your work situation, ...

Nov 22 (Reuters) - Honeywell (HON.O), opens new tab will sell its personal protective equipment business to Protective Industrial Products for about $1.33 billion in cash, it said on Friday, further ...

Re “Democrats Face Significant Drop in Black Voters” and “Harris Fighting to Bring Back a Trusted Bloc” (front page, Oct. 13 and 15): It was disheartening to see the polling that reveals dwindling ...

Katie has a PhD in maths, specializing in the intersection of dynamical systems and number theory. She reports on topics from maths and history to society and animals. Katie has a PhD in maths, ...

Some of the most satisfying number puzzles require little mathematical know-how. In fact, cracking the one below calls for thinking that is quite nonmathematical. I don’t know where or when I first ...