Our planet is a place of beauty and wonder, but also of grave potential danger and chaos. Some dangers don’t […] ...

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Thirteen miners died in a pair of explosions at the Jim Walter Resources Mine No. 5 on September 23, 2001. The initial explosion was caused by a roof fall that ignited methane gas, with a second, ...

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Prepare for chaotic fun and epic explosions! From gorillas and SpiderMan flooding the garden to toys inflating to colossal sizes, watch as ordinary playthings turn into jaw-dropping, oversized madness ...

OAK GROVE, Ala.—Alabama officials charged with protecting residents from surface impacts of underground coal mining have notified the federal government that they’ve suspended plans to require that ...

Sept. 23, 2001, was a Sunday, so congregants were gathered at West Brookwood Church for regular services when the worst kind of news came from Jim Walter Resources Mine No. 5, just yards away: A pair ...

OWENSBORO, Ky. — Sirens echoed across the Owensboro-Daviess County Regional Airport Tuesday as first responders tackled a simulated explosion during a fueling operation, part of a full-scale emergency ...

An explosion of steam and gas in the mountains of the remote, jungle-clad Caribbean island of Dominica has shaken residents, who are fearful it is a harbinger for renewed seismic activity in a nation ...

Scientists studying the health effects of one of the largest blowouts of natural gas in U.S. history just confirmed what residents long suspected: the massive release of fossil gas carried serious ...

Earth has never stood still. Over its 4.5 billion years of history, our planet has been reshaped by different cataclysms and climate shifts. The atmosphere went through several changes, oceans froze ...

A portion of a New York City high-rise apartment building collapsed Wednesday morning following "some type of explosion," New York City Mayor Eric Adams said. There have been no reports of injuries ...