Many stars die spectacularly when they explode as supernovae. During these violent explosions, they leave behind thick, ...

SAN DIEGO — As holiday package thefts surge, videos of booby-trapped deliveries are trending on social media, but attorneys are cautioning consumers that retaliating against porch pirates could result ...

A: I have seen some of those videos as well. My reaction is that if someone is stealing from your porch, they should not be able to complain if if turns out to be a booby trap. I also read, if the ...

When a plate drops or a glass smashes, you're annoyed by the mess and the cost of replacing them. But for some physicists, the broken pieces are a source of fascination: Why does everything break into ...

Physicists have long believed that black holes explode at the end of their lives, and that such explosions happen — at most — only once every 100,000 years. But new research published in Physical ...

In 1970, a 45-foot, 8-ton sperm whale washed ashore near Florence, Oregon. The Oregon State Highway Division decided to dispose of the carcass using dynamite. Florence will celebrate the 55th ...

Fifty-five years ago, a dead sperm whale washed ashore near Florence — and what happened next became one of the most infamous moments in state history. Engineers from the Oregon Highway Division, ...

Crypto derivatives startup Lighter has closed a $68 million funding round at a $1.5 billion valuation ahead of its token-generation event, backed by high-profile investors including Founders Fund, ...

On November 2 in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, supermarket owner Mr. Wu had just used a lighter and casually set it down on a table. About 30 seconds later, the lighter began making strange noises before ...