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Researchers risk fire, explosion or poisoning by allowing AI to design experiments, warn scientists. Some 19 different AI ...

Nuclear weapons haven’t been tested in the United States since 1992. Find out why, and what could happen if the hiatus ends.

In Alchemy Factory, you’re here to brew explosive potions, transmute lead into gold, and maybe accidentally set your workshop on fire in the name of science. To conduct these explosive experiments, ...

Scientists have precisely measured two unstable atomic nuclei that play a crucial role in explosive X-ray bursts on neutron stars. The results reveal faster nuclear reactions than previously thought, ...

Abstract: This paper gives the technical information required to build a triggered spark gap (TSG) for igniting exploding wire experiments. The TSG, which uses a concentric three-electrode ...

Photo courtesy of Nevada National Security Sites (NNSS). The Nevada National Security Sites (NNSS) has been a key component of the United States’ national security infrastructure since its creation 75 ...

LEWISTON, Idaho — One person is dead after an explosion Saturday morning in the parking lot of an Old Navy in Lewiston. The explosion involved a U-Haul truck and damaged nearby businesses, including ...

A gas explosion and fire at a home near Hayward and Interstate Highway 238 on Thursday morning injured multiple people and destroyed or damaged at least three structures, authorities said. The ...

Physicists may soon witness a cosmic fireworks show: the explosive death of a primordial black hole. Once thought to be unimaginably rare, new research suggests there’s up to a 90% chance of catching ...

Being able to see inside an object is essential to understanding how it works. X-rays revolutionized medicine by giving doctors a noninvasive way to look beneath the skin — to spot broken bones, ...