Blue and white flames are so yesterday—red, green and orange are where it’s at now. And by replacing standard candle wax with various minerals and crystals, Rainbow Moments Candles can produce these ...

An explosion in a manhole at Texas Tech University this week caused fires and power outages on the campus. On Wednesday night, an alert sent to the campus community described the explosion as ...

Although most typical flames you see are orange, with a purple base, it's actually possible to have colored flames based on the substance being burned. You might notice this when burning ink-rich ...

Recently, something has been observed “dancing” above the active eruptive vents inside Halema‘uma‘u: hydrogen flames! Let’s take a look into what causes this and other flame phenomenon on volcanoes.

Add this to your list of unnecessary, but absolutely cool things you need from Amazon: Magical Flames. Magical Flames are small, sealed pouches than when tossed into a fire pit, turn the flames into ...

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