The 1945 Trinity nuclear test fused desert sand and bomb-tower materials into trinitite—a glassy substance unlike anything ...

Before trinitite, the only known naturally formed quasicrystal came from meteorite fragments, likely produced during a ...

Matter behaves strangely under extreme conditions, and often, remnants of these behaviors are left behind even when ...

When atmospheric chemists Paul Crutzen and John Birks added smoke into their computer models of nuclear war scenarios, they ...

These myths, misconceptions, and inaccuracies have been passed down through the ages. It's time to put an end to them.

Social media videos are stoking fears about a catastrophic eruption in central Oregon, but the science tells a different ...

Two employees were injured Tuesday morning after an explosion at an Illinois chemical plant triggered a large hazmat response and prompted a temporary shelter-in-place order for nearby workers.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KOAA) — Three people were injured following an explosion at a mobile home, according to Fort Carson Fire & Emergency Services. The report came in around 9:15 p.m. Thursday at ...

San Antonio — Five people were injured when explosions occurred several hours apart at two homes on the same block of a north San Antonio neighborhood Tuesday night, authorities said. The National ...

Officials have revealed more information regarding what caused two home explosions in San Antonio. Five people were injured in the blasts, which happened on the city's Northeast side on Tuesday, April ...

An explosion at an East Texas natural gas or oil well site operated by a Plano-based company set off a large fire that was seen for miles and led to some evacuations, but caused no injuries, ...