Laughing gas canisters explode at waste centres hundreds of times a week, firms say

Discarded nitrous oxide canisters are exploding in waste incinerators causing staff safety concerns.

After Deadly Explosion at US Steel Mill Outside Pittsburgh, Maintaining Safety Now Falls to Nippon

Last year, an explosion at U.S. Steel's Clairton Coke Works outside Pittsburgh killed two U.S. Steel workers and injured 11 ...

Astronomers observe a star that quietly transformed into a black hole

The formation of a black hole can be quite a violent event, with a massive dying star blowing up and some of its remnants ...

Warning over exploding laughing gas canisters at waste centres

Warning over rise in exploding laughing gas canisters at waste centres - One operator said a canister rupturing is ‘akin to a small explosive going off’ ...

Takeaways from AP and Public Source’s report on pollution and safety issues at Pittsburgh coke plant

Last year, an explosion at U.S. Steel’s Clairton Coke Works outside Pittsburgh killed two U.S. Steel workers and injured 11 ...

Watch the death of a STAR: Incredible animation reveals the moment a supergiant collapses into a black hole

Scientists have captured the moment a supergiant star collapses into a black hole, revealing the star's death in an ...

In Ohio City, Officials Take Heat Over Residents’ Lack of It

An insolvent, broken utility left downtown buildings in Youngstown freezing in recent weeks. Gov. Mike DeWine has attributed ...

'I'm ashamed': Katrina evacuee who killed 2 Oklahoma men is executed

Kendrick Simpson is a New Orleans native who fled to Oklahoma as a Hurricane Katrina evacuee. He was executed for gunning ...