A single neutrino detected in 2023 carried more energy than any known cosmic process should be able to produce. Now, physicists propose that the answer may lie in the explosive death of an exotic form ...

Discarded laughing gas canisters are exploding in waste facilities and risking injury to staff, several major companies tell the BBC. The high-pressure nitrous oxide metal canisters, which are being ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Britons are using so much “laughing gas” recreationally that explosions of nitrous oxide containers are ...

Black holes are born from the explosive deaths of stars. But can black holes themselves explode? Nobody knows for sure — but if they can, a team of scientists argue they may have spotted evidence of ...

Q: I read your article on trees splitting in the cold, and I thought you might like a photo from our tree near Rochester, Minn. This linden splits a little each winter but heals up in the spring. — ...

There are some pretty crazy ways that animals and insects defend themselves. And some insects prioritize the health of the group over their own safety. Although it is a drastic measure, some ants are ...