Oil spills in oceans can spell disaster for ecosystems, but options for mitigating them are limited and can come with their own environmental challenges. A new "fire tornado" from Texas A&M University ...

Starting a fire with a battery sounds risky unless it’s done correctly. This method focuses on reliability, control, and repeatable results. It works with common items and minimal effort. When ...

The leading approach to the simplex method, a widely used technique for balancing complex logistical constraints, can’t get any better. In 1939, upon arriving late to his statistics course at the ...

More details about the start of one of Los Angeles County's deadliest and most destructive wildfires on record emerged Wednesday when authorities announced an arrest in the January Palisades Fire.

When Chris Lanter rolled into Aspen in 1997 with everything he owned crammed into a Honda Accord, he was headed for a pastry job at the Ritz‑Carlton and determined that cooking would be his life. He ...

The U.S. Attorney's Office says Robert Jacob Hoopes pleaded guilty to aggravated assault of a federal employee with a dangerous weapon. Winter weather wreaks havoc along some roads in the ...

A fast-burning brush fire erupted in California's Ventura County on Thursday afternoon and quickly spread to 1,500 acres. There was zero containment as of late afternoon and the fire later crossed ...

South County Fire rolled out a new fire and emergency medical service deployment model to improve emergency services for nearly 300,000 residents across the regional fire authority (RFA). The model ...

Fourteen young kittens were rescued Saturday night from an abandoned burning home. On Saturday, more than 40 firefighters responded to a home on fire on Method Road in Raleigh. Other WRAL Top Stories ...

We cooked a whole lamb using one of the oldest fire methods – slow, smoky, and finished with a deep crispy crust. Read Joe Biden doctor's full statement on refusing to testify Kelly Clarkson Is ...

Automated reduction-in-force software, developed by the US government decades ago, may be behind how federal employees are being laid off. In the past month and a half, the Trump Administration has ...

A fire extinguisher can be a critical tool in the event of a fire in your home, but not all Americans have easy access to one. According to a 2020 survey by the insurance agency The Zebra, only about ...