Deep in the forests of Southeast Asia, some ants have a defense strategy that sounds more like science fiction than actual ...

Nuclear bombs irreversibly impact on the environment. Decades after the Trinity test, scientists are still learning about its ...

Emergency responders in Maine are at the scene of a large fire and explosion at a lumber mill in a small town in the state’s scenic midcoast region where several people are injured.

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

Unlike humans, many plants have more than two sets of chromosomes. This trait may help them adapt to environmental upheaval, such as climate change.

A study by Cal Poly faculty and scientists has found that building density, not urban trees, was the strongest predictor of whether homes were destroyed during the catastrophic Southern California ...

Partially burnt trees still standing after a wildfire are typically felled and burned, but a US start-up claims burying them ...

Physicists studying active matter — materials that can use their own internal energy to respond to forces — have uncovered ...

The Wildflower Garden celebrates Alabama’s native plants, which are tougher, more adaptable, and frankly more sensible than ...

To mark David Attenborough turning 100, New Scientist staff have been set a tricky task: pick your favourite of his many ...

With increasing AC blast incidents, here’s what you should know about why such explosions are happening in the first place ...