Inhaling commercially available nitrous oxide canisters, commonly known as laughing gas, could lead to serious harm or death, ...

Nitrous oxide—also known as laughing gas or nangs—is cheap, widely available and popular among young people. Yet it often flies under the radar in public health programs and education settings. For ...

It's a cold winter morning in the bleak and bare arable fields of the East Anglian fens. At the edge of a field, a scientist ...

The FDA said inhaling nitrous oxide can result in a range of symptoms and serious health problems, including lightheadedness, ...

An Oklahoma mother is working with lawmakers to pass House Bill 1933, which would make it illegal to inhale, possess, buy, or sell nitrous oxide and related paraphernalia, while still allowing its use ...

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 ...

Emissions of nitrous oxide—a greenhouse gas more potent than carbon dioxide or methane—continued unabated between 1980 and 2020, a year when more than 10 million metric tons flowed into the atmosphere ...

Alabama lawmakers are considering a bill to restrict sales and use of nitrous oxide, or laughing gas, a product linked to at least five deaths in Shelby County last year. The gas canisters are ...