A food waste recycling plant that suffered a major gas explosion when it was hit by lightning has had a proposal to improve ...

Lightning strikes are some of the most awesome demonstrations of power on Earth, and the results can range from mild to destructive.

MONTREAL - A seven-year-old girl from Granby, Que., whose death in 2019 galvanized the province into reforming the youth protection system, was failed by both individuals and institutions, a coroner ...

Blue Origin and Anduril have landed new study contracts with the U.S. Air Force to explore how their technology, including rockets, could move military cargo around the world. The contracts under the ...

Prevention through design (PtD) is a powerful method for designing hazards out before they even reach a job site.

Even if only a small fraction of the total lightning current enters the wires, they may be too small to conduct the thousands of amperes involved and thus be melted or vaporized. The accompanying ...

Scientists have uncovered how invisible bursts of gamma rays inside thunderstorms may spark lightning, offering new insights ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

To increase the speed and probability of discovering new crop protection products, Monsanto is collaborating with Atomwise. Together the companies will analyze potential new crop protection products ...

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. (WWSB) - In Manatee County, new systems to predict lightning are being installed at two beaches to warn the public when it’s time to get out of the water -- and under shelter. The ...

Texas Hill Country is no stranger to extreme flooding. In the rugged, rolling terrain it’s known for, heavy rains collect quickly in its shallow streams and rivers that can burst into torrents like ...