SMOKE dramatically billowing from the cake stand, you could be forgiven for thinking one of my children had accidentally set ...

A magician demonstrates simple science-based tricks you can perform at home with amazing results.

Using fire on a dented car sounds completely insane, yet people keep trying it. The real question is not whether it looks dramatic - it is whether it actually works without ruining the car. An ...

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As humanity prepares to land on the moon in future Artemis missions, NASA's combustion tests will be critical to assuring ...

This is the second installment of our underwater series. Last time, we looked at how game mechanics make arrow attacks ...

Scientists at UC Riverside have found a clever new way to outsmart termites—by turning their own instincts against them.

Your brain might be quietly deciding what tastes good before you even take a sip. Researchers found that simply changing what people thought they were drinking—sugar or artificial sweetener—could ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — An experimental chemo therapy drug may change how we fight cancer by treating it like a virus. Discovered by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin and The University of ...

When it comes to coal mining, Pennsylvania is king, but the Keystone State is also known for its mine fires. The Centralia mine fire, which has been burning since 1962 and will likely continue for ...

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NASA will test how fire behaves on the Moon using the FM2 experiment, aiming to improve safety standards for future lunar ...