A blast of X-rays from a nuclear explosion should be enough to save Earth from an incoming asteroid, according to the results of a first-of-its-kind experiment. The findings, published 1 on 23 ...

A massive pipeline explosion that shot a pillar of flame toward the sky after a vehicle drove through a fence and struck an above-ground valve on Monday was not terror-related, authorities said.

Iran state TV says the death toll from an explosion at a coal mine in eastern Iran rose to 50 after one of the miners injured in the weekend blast died in hospital TEHRAN, Iran -- The death toll ...

This argon plasma produced the X-ray burst the researchers needed to simulate a similar one from a nuclear explosion. "You have to concentrate a lot of power, about 80 trillion watts, into a very ...

Explosion at a California courthouse left 2 people with non-life-threatening injuries and 1 person detained SANTA MARIA, Calif. -- Explosion at a California courthouse left 2 people with non-life ...

Nathaniel McGuire, the 20-year-old arrested for the explosion at Santa Maria Courthouse UPDATE (5 p.m.) - At a press conference Wednesday afternoon, Santa Barbara County Undersheriff Craig Bonner ...

Six people were sent to hospital Saturday night following an explosion and fire in the northeast community of Monterey Park that destroyed three townhomes. One of the victims was reported in life ...

Sept 25 (Reuters) - Two people were injured on Wednesday in an explosion in a courtroom in the Santa Maria Courthouse in California, according to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office amid a ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. A gas explosion at a coal mine in south-eastern Iran has killed at least 33 people and about 20 others are ...

Five people were hurt and a man has been detained after an explosion was intentionally set off at a Santa Maria courthouse, the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office said Wednesday morning.

An explosion in an accessory dwelling unit in Long Beach Monday morning obliterates the unit, injuring one and displacing three people. At 11 a.m., Long Beach firefighters responded to reports of ...

BOSTON - More than a dozen members of Massachusetts State Police were checked for injuries by medical personnel after an explosion during a training at the Massachusetts Fire Academy, WBZ has learned.