Scientists have uncovered a surprising twist in how bacteria share genes—including those that spread antibiotic resistance. Tiny virus-like particles called gene transfer agents (GTAs), once ancient ...

A blast on Thursday night turned out to be for a video shoot, but it unnerved residents who had lived through a propane plant explosion in 2008. By Vjosa Isai Flames erupted into a thick column of ...

BELLEVILLE, New Jersey (WABC) -- Emergency crews in Belleville, New Jersey are responding to a gas leak that started as a basement explosion. The mayor of Belleville shared video on his Facebook page.

Vivienne Westwood has teamed with the English shoemaker George Cox to mark the 75th anniversary of the latter’s famous brother creeper, the thick-soled shoe worn by punks, teddy boys and other ...

DENVER — Tiny, exploding black holes might explain one of the biggest mysteries about how the universe, in its current form, came to be. In the cosmos, matter is much more common than antimatter. But ...

AND YOU CAN HEAR THE EXPLOSION. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE EARTH SHOOK. AN EXPLOSION ROCKING EAST PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND. THE WINDOWS SHOOK AND THE HOUSE SHOOK, SO I. IT ALMOST FELT LIKE A TREE HAD FALLEN ...

ARLINGTON, Wash. — Fire crews responded late Thursday morning to reports of an explosion at a marijuana grow facility in Arlington. At approximately 11:45 a.m., North County Regional Fire Authority ...

AUSTIN, Texas — The Taylor Fire Department has shared the cause of an explosion that injured one person last week. Firefighters responded to the scene in the 1800 block of Grace Street Thursday ...

AFFORDABLE AT $3.89 ON AVERAGE. RIGHT NOW, ONE PERSON IS DEAD AND ANOTHER PERSON IS HURT IN A TANKER EXPLOSION. IT HAPPENED THIS MORNING IN MOORESVILLE. THAT’S ABOUT 35 MINUTES NORTH OF CHARLOTTE.

MADISON COUNTY, Ill. — A deadly explosion and fire at a home in Troy, Illinois, prompted a massive emergency response late Sunday night. It happened at a home in the 8000 block of West Kirsch Road.

There was a massive fire at Valero’s Houston-area refinery on March 23. It's the company’s largest refinery, and so this could have repercussions. Yet, the headlines didn’t get in the way of a weekly ...

Have you ever been drifting off to sleep when suddenly you hear what sounds like a gunshot, a door slamming, or an explosion inside your head? You jolt awake, heart pounding, sit upright in bed, but ...