House fires claim thousands of lives and cause billions in property damage annually, with most people assuming they understand the primary risks in their homes. While kitchen accidents and faulty ...

BurnBot is a huge, Zamboni-like vehicle that executes precisely controlled burns of flammable grass alongside buildings and roadways. It’s designed to create fire breaks — lines of charred land — that ...

Everyone loves a good kitchen shortcut. After all, saving time while cooking or cleaning can make life easier, especially when you’re juggling a busy schedule. But some kitchen shortcuts aren’t just ...

Fragments of iron pyrite, a rock that can be used with flint to make sparks, were found by a 400,000-year-old hearth in eastern Britain. (Jordan Mansfield | Courtesy Pathways to Ancient Britain ...