NASA's Quest for Fire: 1,500 Flames Ignited on the ISS in Five Years to Study How It Behaves in Microgravity

Medicine & Technology Apr 20, 2022

Understanding how fire behaves in microgravity is important for the safety of future astronauts and for learning how to control it on Earth. Read on to learn what fire experiments were conducted in the past five years on the ISS.

Archaeological Dig in Germany Reveals Neanderthals Were Responsible for Remodelling Landscapes

Dec 16, 2021

A recent archaeological study suggests that Neanderthals were responsible for modifying some ancient ecosystems of the planet 250,000 years ago.

How Can Ecosystem Benefit From Wildfires? The Right Level of Catastrophe Help Shape Ecology

Nov 30, 2021

Wildfires may be destructive, but some plants and animals have evolved to depend on the periodic wildfires to maintain ecological balance.

Top Strange Experiments in Space Made by Humans

Dec 31, 2020

In the past, scientists conducted many experiments in space, which led to the understanding of how things would behave in microgravity.

California Wildfires Worsen Thanks to Gender Reveal Party

Sep 08, 2020

The California wildfires are still happening and yet a supposedly joyous occasion has made it worse. A gender reveal is now allegedly responsible for the burning of 7,000 acres.

Former Passenger Planes Repurposed to Fight Wildfires

Aug 23, 2020

Retired passenger airplanes are being repurposed to aid in the fight against increasing cases of wildfires around the world.

Company Aims to Make Safer Environment with Fire-Resistant Paint

Oct 16, 2019

A company based in India has recently developed a new type of fire-resistant paint that can withstand high temperatures for up to two hours.

Smokey the Bear Approves: Stanford Develops Wildfire Prevention Gel

Oct 09, 2019

Researchers at Stanford have been able to create a gel-like material that has promising fire-preventative properties.

Amazon Fires Viewed From the Outer Space

Aug 26, 2019

The wildfire in the Amazon has grown big that astronauts become a witness to it from space.

'Fire' Is The World's First Hair Dye That Changes Color With Temperature

Feb 20, 2017

The color changing hair dye 'Fire' makes its first appearence at the London fashion week. Based on the chemical reactions to temperature, 'Fire' changes its color.

Bass Sound Wave Fire Extinguisher Invented By College Students

Apr 02, 2015

Two seniors at George Mason University may have discovered the ultimate firefighting weapon...hip-hop beats! Get the details here!

Wildfires May Fill our Future as Climate Change Sparks Lightning

Nov 13, 2014

Anthropogenic climate change, caused by the actions and emissions put forth by humans, has been a major conversation starter in recent months. But new research released today in the journal Science says that we may be looking at a future filled with a few more sparks rather than just warmer summers and rising seas.