The ghostly blue flame stunned researchers when it first showed up unexpectedly in a laboratory experiment. Now scientists have determined the structure of this “blue whirl.” Four separate types of ...

Fire may be one of humanity's original innovations, but it is still surprising us hundreds of centuries after the first manmade flames. In 2016 scientists at the University of Maryland stumbled upon ...

Many flame retardants are made with bromine or chlorine, which slow fire’s combustive reaction by taking the place of oxygen. However, tests have cast doubt on whether adding the chemicals to ...