It is difficult to imagine today, but there was a time when cigarette advertising was filled with doctors, nurses and medical language. Cigarettes were promoted not simply as a pleasurable habit, but ...

Like a cloud of second-hand smoke, there’s a lingering vibe that Generation Z is getting into cigarettes. Images of Gen Z icons such as Rosalía or Charli XCX lighting up (or even the former presenting ...

Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman. I don’t need to spew a bunch of statistics to convince you that people don’t smoke like they used to. Because while it’s ...

Marijuana use has surpassed cigarette smoking in the U.S., according to the 2025 National Survey on Drug Use and Health released by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The ...

Cigarette smoking kills nearly half a million Americans each year, yet most people who smoke are unable to quit despite multiple attempts. Helping more people quit smoking remains one of the greatest ...

Emma Roberts and Alex Pettyfer met while filming 2008’s Wild Child and dated for about a year. Their romance became serious enough that Alex famously got Emma‘s initials tattooed on his ring finger ...

The media has noticed the trend. “Why is Gen Z smoking?” asks People magazine. “Is Gen Z trying to make smoking cool again?” asks an article in Paper magazine. “They know it kills you. Gen Z is ...

Wildfire smoke contains tiny particles that can be dangerous to your health, and scientists are comparing inhaling wildfire smoke to smoking cigarettes. PM2.5 is mostly produced from combustion ...

Smoke from wildfires in Canada and Minnesota has been pouring into the Great Lakes and Northeast, turning the sky hazy and pushing air quality to dangerous levels for millions of people. As more ...

Smoking is somehow inexplicably cool again, and I'm not happy about it. After a period of health-conscious stigma, it is now viewed as culturally acceptable and even desirable to be seen holding a ...

A player was disqualified from a World Series of Poker event on Friday for smoking during play and putting tournament chips in his pocket. The unidentified player lit up a cigarette during the first ...