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(Inside Science) -- On average, about 8 million acres of land burns each year from wildfires. Big fires can reduce forests and grasslands to ash and can destroy homes and lives. Sadly, up to 90 ...

Recently, I was driving down the road and stuck my hand out the window. Initially, I was surprised at how much strength I needed to resist the force of the wind. When I turned my hand to the side and ...

WAHPETON, N.D. (Valley News Live) - A new program to bring people into the field of firefighting is going through the approval process within the North Dakota University System (NDUS). The North ...

What long has been considered merely a chemical reaction perhaps is best compared to another all-too-familiar scourge — a virus. By Stephen A. Pyne What is fire? What is it that we are seeing in the ...

Stephen has degrees in science (Physics major) and arts (English Literature and the History and Philosophy of Science), as well as a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication. Stephen has degrees in ...

Who started the Great Chicago Fire – Peg Leg Sullivan or Mrs. O’Leary? We can debate it until the cows come home. But one thing that we can’t argue with is the science behind the fire. What made ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Early in his career, firefighter and Purdue Global professor Jonathan Mead developed a training academy for his local fire department and surrounding departments to use. This ...

As wildfires will continue to challenge Nevada and the West for decades to come, educators and firefighting agencies are teaming up to make sure teens gain an understanding of the complex issues ...

NORTHBROOK, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--UL Solutions Inc. (NYSE: ULS), a global leader in applied safety science, today announced the development of a new Global Fire Science Center of Excellence in ...