The premature explosion rained shrapnel over a closed portion of the highway, hitting a California Highway Patrol vehicle.

The electronic device that was used is manufactured to a standard of “one defect in a million,” and no human error was found, Marine investigators said of the Camp Pendleton incident.

In a 40-year career as an international correspondent for The New York Times, Mr. Burns had a talent for capturing the sweep of history in intricate detail.

The major oil companies operating the giant Kashagan oilfield in Kazakhstan have initiated an international arbitration process to challenge a $5B fine for allegedly exceeding sulfur storage limits at ...

Shell plans to proceed with a natural gas project in Venezuela following Washington’s issuance of so-called general licenses for energy operators willing to invest in the country. “The issuance of the ...

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LONDON, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Shell (SHEL.L), opens new tab missed fourth-quarter profit expectations on Thursday with an 11% drop to the lowest level since early 2021 amid weaker oil prices, but kept its ...

This weekend, much of the United States is expecting to be hit with a polar vortex with extreme cold — cold that's icy, bone-chilling and … explosive? As people prepare for these frigid temperatures, ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — A phenomenon dubbed “exploding trees” has been circulating on social media as temperatures begin to dip into the negatives this weekend. Anyone who has come across videos of ...

John Seiler was strolling across Virginia Tech’s campus with his students Thursday morning when something stopped them in their tracks: a sweet cherry tree with an unusual jagged scar running along ...

Every time arctic air drops south, and temperatures plummet well below zero, social media lights up with a scary (and slightly cinematic) rumor called "exploding trees." Videos circulate of loud, ...

Chip Murrow had never heard the term "exploding trees" in his 30 years as a forester for the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. Is there a danger of exploding trees in Iowa? And how does it happen?