Can a bone still tell the story of a smoker, centuries after their death? Yes, according to a new British study.

They looked for discolourations or wear caused by pipe smoking, which was relatively effective ... The consumption of tobacco leaves a metabolic mark in human bone that is distinctive enough to ...

Tobacco use remains one of the most pressing public health challenges of our time, responsible for more than 8 million deaths annually worldwide. Despite decades of anti-smoking campaigns, over 1.1 ...

Years have been spent performing DNA analysis on human bones found in a well at Norway’s Sverresborg Castle. Now experts confirm his DNA belongs to a man who was chucked into a castle pit almost ...

They first dug up the infamous bones in the well in central Norway back in 1938 but limited techniques meant they could only carry out visual analysis. During this excavation, some of his skeletal ...

"Let's make a deal" before any law is passed, he urged, adding that smoke shop owners shouldn't be seen as doing the wrong thing for selling flavored tobacco products. "We think we're doing the ...

This time last year, they hit the shelves of convenience stores and gas stations across Canada: brightly coloured plastic cylinders, roughly the size and shape of hockey pucks, bearing the brand ...

and researchers have now found evidence that smoking has caused measurable changes in human bones ever since. Before this discovery, scientists could only infer tobacco use from dental damage or ...

Members of the public reportedly discovered the bones at a “remote” property. Police said in a statement forensic tests confirmed they were human remains, and searches of the surrounding areas ...

The study highlights how the introduction of tobacco to Western Europe around 500 years ago led to significant changes in human ... the impact on bones has been less studied. Smoking has been ...

Tobacco leaves traces in the bones of smokers lasting ... historical prevalence of smoking but also underscores the extensive and enduring impact of tobacco on human health, offering valuable ...

The alleged ringleader of a human trafficking ring based in Northeast Philadelphia is among 22 people charged in connection to the scheme, state prosecutors said Tuesday. Terrance Jones ...