Want to see a fire that’s so determined that it will burn merrily away even though you rob it of oxygen? Then grab a big block of dry ice and some magnesium and prepare for horror! …and cool visual ...

The Earth’s atmosphere is the relatively thin layer of gases that surround the planet. It provides us with the oxygen we need to stay alive and is approximately 80 km thick. Air is the mixture of ...

Don’t try to put out an incendiary bomb with a fine spray. Douse it with a strong stream of water from a hose. Thus OCD last week reversed its No. 1 rule for fighting incendiaries, after new ...

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Astronomers have discovered a supernova explosion that expands our understanding of the later life stages of massive stars. A study led from the University of Turku, Finland, discovered a supernova ...