With N2O emissions up 40% in four decades, scientists are searching for answers. Anthony King looks at potential solutions to ...

Marketed with names like “Galaxy Gas” and “Miami Magic,” and often sold in steel cartridges known as “whippets,” these ...

Nitrous oxide is a colorless and odorless substance that’s also known as “laughing gas.” When inhaled, the gas slows down the body’s reaction time. This results in a calm, euphoric feeling. Nitrous ...

Microorganisms in the Black Sea can produce large amounts of the potent greenhouse gas nitrous oxide (N2O). However, this gas ...

A case of oral frostbite injury in a 23-year-old man published in the New England Journal of Medicine highlighted the dangers of recreational use of nitrous oxide, also known as whippets or laughing ...

Some deaths from nitrous oxide have occurred after inhaling from chargers for whipped cream can dispensers. Courtesy Getty Images. It’s often called “laughing gas,” a colorless anesthetic used to ...

While most parents worry about their teens doing drugs, from marijuana and stimulants to alcohol, there are less obvious ones that can be happening right under their noses — namely, nitrous oxide, ...

Authorities said the network used legitimate shipments to France and other European countries to transport the nitrous oxide and contraband tobacco.

The San Jose City Council has approved a pair of policy reforms – a temporary moratorium on tobacco retailers and a ban on ...

A man who was caught on CCTV inhaling nitrous oxide before crashing his car in West Yorkshire has been jailed for more than a year.