In Melbourne, engineers are pioneering a groundbreaking technique to integrate discarded cigarette butts into building bricks ...

A photograph of a cigarette containing blue asbestos in its filter is commonly shared on various social media channels, including Reddit: These photographs typically identify the item pictured as a ...

It is well known that discarded cigarette butts release nicotine, heavy metals and other toxins into the environment, including natural water systems. Less understood, however, is what happens to the ...

This quick release of cellulose acetate fibers—what most cigarette filters are made of—had not been precisely measured before, the study authors say. This and other findings from the study build upon ...