Incense emits smoke. It is made of natural materials and can be burned to emit fragrant, aromatic smoke. Scents and materials vary between different types of incense; for example, cedar and rose.

This common practice for worship or celebrations in many Asian cultures could harm the health of you and your loved ones.

Wisps and clouds of smoke rose into the air at Buddhist and Daoist temples around Asia on Wednesday as people lit incense to pray for good luck in the Year of the Snake.

HONG KONG – Geneticist Zhang Huarong walks through a forest near his Hong Kong research lab, gesturing towards a rotting stump of an incense tree that is one of over a dozen illegally felled for ...

Wisps and clouds of smoke rose into the air at Buddhist and Daoist temples around Asia on Wednesday as people lit incense to pray for good luck in the Year of the Snake. From Vietnam to Japan ...