SpaceX is learning a tough lesson: when your stock is publicly traded, your public experiments become financial drama.

For over a century, electric sparks fired into water have produced explosions stronger than science can explain. An 84-year-old Indian-origin physicist claims he has finally solved the mystery, and ...

If you are tired of hearing that your children are bored, why not try doing some science experiments for kids? Science ...

NASA is planning to light a fire on the moon to better understand how combustion works in low-gravity environments.

Throughout history, people have come up with surprising ways to beat the heat that actually work. By Hiroko Tabuchi Long before air-conditioning, people around the world came up with ingenious ways to ...

An explosion at Ecuador's Paute Molino substation caused power outages nationwide. Environment and Energy Minister Juan Carlos Blum announced the restoration of electricity. The explosion forced the ...

It’s a regrettable reality that there is never enough time to cover all the interesting scientific stories we come across. So every month, we highlight a handful of the best stories that nearly ...

A pair of silver tongs reaches for a turkey burger in a frying pan - bestbee/Shutterstock We may not be able to ascertain what went through Gloria Beesley's mind on that fateful day in July 2018 when ...

A Lakewood man is in serious condition after an explosion inside a backyard detached shop, where investigators said he was making homemade fireworks and explosive devices. The Pierce County Hazardous ...

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