The science pros at TKOR test whether water balloons burst inside a vacuum chamber.

Researchers experiment exploited an uncanny feature of the quantum vacuum: It isn't really empty at all.

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Inside an incredibly bright cluster of galaxies, a long-dormant supermassive black hole has come back to life. Radio images ...

"It's like watching a cosmic volcano erupt again after ages of calm — except this one is big enough to carve out structures ...

Scientists are uncovering new clues that a cosmic explosion may have rocked Earth at the end of the last ice age. At major Clovis-era sites, researchers found shocked quartz—evidence of intense heat ...

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POPOCATÉPETL VOLCANO, Mexico (AP) — In the predawn darkness, a team of scientists climbs the slope of Mexico's Popocatépetl volcano, one of the world’s most active and whose eruption could affect ...

MOUNT ETNA, Italy (AP) — Guides who take tourists to enjoy the striking views of Sicily’s Mount Etna are up in arms over tougher restrictions imposed by local authorities after a round of eruptions at ...