Deep in the forests of Borneo lives one of the most extraordinary insects ever discovered: the exploding ant. When its colony comes under attack, this tiny defender does something almost unbelievable.

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The unsettling boom, rumble and shaking heard and felt across Greater Boston Saturday afternoon may have come from a meteor. First reports of the sound came at 2:11 p.m. Saturday, according to 1 ...

A gargantuan fireworks detonation likely caused by someone smoking a cigarette obliterated several homes and injured five ...

An outdoor family movie night in D.C.’s Eckington neighborhood was cut short when a group of people threw lit fireworks into ...

A trailer loaded with fireworks erupted in flames along a Tennessee interstate Saturday night, sending pyrotechnics shooting across the roadway and forcing authorities to temporarily shut down traffic ...

A meteor exploded off the coast of Massachusetts on May 30, and video and audio clips shared online captured the fireball and massive boom it caused. NASA confirmed through satellite images that the ...

The data is in, and consumer-price inflation is now sitting at a three-year high on an annual basis, which will make it tough for the Fed to cut rates. Stocks are off to a lower start. Alarm bells are ...

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Newly found immune cells called ‘ruptoblasts’ explode when triggered, ejecting toxic chemicals capable of delivering death to surrounding cells in just minutes. The cells’ discoverers say that this ...

The boom could be heard across several states and shook houses. The boom could be heard across several states and shook houses. is the Verge’s weekend editor. He’s covered the tech industry for over ...