Although the Montreal Protocol has provided relief, anthropogenic emissions of another substance, nitrous oxide, are set to dominate ozone destruction. Figure 1: Influence of greenhouse-gas ...

Will you support our work and become a Vox Member today? The sweet, odorless gas technically called nitrous oxide has many names: laughing gas, galaxy gas, hippy crack, whippets, even “the ...

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 ...

In September 2024, CNN reported that misuse of laughing gas (nitrous oxide, N₂O) is a popular method for some young people to obtain a quick high. A popular method is the use of "whippets ...

Possession of nitrous oxide, also known as NOS, has become a criminal offence in the UK. Now categorised as a class C drug, possession of laughing gas for its "psychoactive effects" will carry a ...

The government made the possession of nitrous oxide, or laughing gas, a criminal offence in England and Wales, as part of plans to tackle anti-social behaviour. Its use soared during the pandemic ...

Ministry of Climate Change today signed the Nitric Acid Climate Action Group Statement of Undertaking, committing to reduce ...

"Galaxy Gas" is a new spin on an old drug — nitrous oxide, also known as laughing gas or by the nickname "whippets." Marketed in colorful cylinders as whipped cream chargers, with flavors ...

Back with a new timepiece release, Kurono Tokyo has unveiled a pair of Special Projects Réserve de Marche wristwatches, nicknamed “SENSU NOS.” Revealed in blue and cream variants, both models ...