The masks, readily available at hardware stores and pharmacies, can filter out fine particles found in smoke that can irritate eyes, nose, throat and lungs, according to public health officials.

But a new study hints that maybe we aren’t so special. A million years ago, researchers have found, an extinct species of human relatives known as Homo erectus thrived in a harsh desert ...

She hears a sound that breaks her focus. Was that a cough? Will her mask protect her? COVID-19 remains a very present threat for the 55-year-old. Scarbro has multiple immune disorders, making her ...

The fans have spoken, and Greensboro’s newest hockey team has a name. It’s the Gargoyles, and one official says the vote wasn’t even close. Representatives from the team’s ownership ...

Scott Johnson, general manager of the Greensboro Complex, speaks before announcing Greensboro Gargoyles as the name of the new Greensboro professional hockey club on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025 ...

The Greensboro Gargoyles will be the 30th team in the ECHL. Players will rock purple and gold sweaters with a unique logo. They will begin play in October at the First Horizon Coliseum.

The 20,000-year-old fossilized bones of "Ushikawa Man," thought to be some of Japan's most ancient human fossils, are not what scientists believed they were, new research finds. Instead ...

The Greensboro Gargoyles are expected to start play in the ECHL starting in 2025-26 as the league's 30th team. The team will play its home games at First-Horizon Coliseum. The ECHL is a minor ...

The team took fan input and suggestions for the new name after announcing the formation of the team in the Fall of 2024. The Gargoyles are owned and operated by Zawyer Sports & Entertainment ...

If you’ve put your COVID face masks into retirement, it’s time to start wearing them again if you live in a large region of the United States that could potentially be affected by wildfires — ...

The Federal Trade Commission said yesterday it is sending over $1 million in refunds to 6,764 consumers who purchased Razer Zephyr masks that were deceptively marketed as providing N95 protection ...