Starting a fire led to advancements such as cooking, which unlocked nutrients that improved the size and cognition of the ...

Picture this: a massive horseshoe of fire wrapping around an entire ocean, where the ground shakes almost daily and volcanoes erupt with terrifying regularity. The Ring of Fire spans approximately 40, ...

Archaeologists working in eastern England say they have found the earliest known traces of humans deliberately kindling fire, ...

On a hot September day in Texas Hill Country, the fire picked up, its flames popping the Jeep’s burning tires and airbags like plastic chip bags. Thirty or 40 feet away, a crew of firefighters, law ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The newest exhibition at the Cape Fear Museum of History and Science, “Fire!”, showcases the history and science of fire. The exhibit opened on May 20 and will remain on view ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. The National Smokejumper Center's Junior Smokejumper program educates kids about the science of ...

Microgravity flames, unlike terrestrial flames, are spherical due to molecular diffusion, burning slower, cooler (less than 900°F), and requiring less oxygen. The 1997 Mir fire highlighted the ...

UL Solutions Inc. today announced the development of a new Global Fire Science Center of Excellence in Northbrook, Illinois. The Global Fire Science Center of Excellence will be located on UL ...

When Nazi planes dropped fire bombs on London last summer, they restored an age-old weapon to use after centuries of neglect. Last week a leading expert on this ancient weapon revealed that the Nazis ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Early in his career, firefighter and Purdue Global professor Jonathan Mead developed a training academy for his local fire department and surrounding departments to use. This ...

SOUTHERN COLORADO — Fire danger peaks in southern Colorado in Spring. April is a particularly busy month for southern Colorado firefighters, with the most Fire Weather Warning days of any month all ...