New research from MIT explores fire from a whole series of new perspectives. The research uses deep-learning approaches that extract the vibrational features of flames as flickering objects and, in turn, renders them into sounds and materials. The 19th-century physicist Michael Faraday was known not only for his seminal experimental contributions to electromagnetism but also […]
A Kansas man is facing first-degree murder and arson charges after allegedly intentionally starting a house fire that killed his young child. Nicholas Ecker , a resident of Prairie Village, Kansas, was arraigned in a Johnson County courtroom on Tuesday afternoon for an incident that occurred just before 1: 00 a. m. local time on […]
A Michigan woman in critical condition and her twins — with whom she is six months pregnant — are fighting for their lives after she was set on fire by her partner, according to police. Devonne Marsh (mugshot above), a 41-year-old man from Detroit, was arrested late last week by police in the Michigan city […]
Cardi B is stepping up to help out the families whose loved ones perished in the Bronx apartment fire earlier this month. On Wednesday, the 29-year-old rapper — who grew up in the Bronx — announced in a press release that she is covering the funeral expenses for the 17 victims killed in the fire […]
We’re just hoping that Jimmy Kimmel is really OK! The Jimmy Kimmel Live! host gave fans on Instagram a scare on Thanksgiving Day, after he posted a picture revealing that he’d had a little mishap with the oven at his home. Related: Ryan Reynolds And Will Ferrell Pranked Jimmy Kimmel In The BEST Way Possible! Sharing a shot […]
Enlarge (credit: Kevin Key / Getty Images ) This summer, the Western United States saw a truly devastating wildfire season. Across the country , more than 48, 000 wildfires raged, damaging more than six million hectares of land. It would be nice to think that humans weren’t the primary cause of these events and that […]
[Warning: Potentially Trigger Content] A man from Memphis, Tennessee, has been arrested after allegedly setting his girlfriend on fire when she tried breaking up with him. Per DailyMail. com , Kenneth Upshaw was charged with attempted second-degree murder on Tuesday after the horrific incident along with his partner, Rebecca Briggs , who luckily survived. She […]
Police in Texas have made an arrest in an investigation into an alleged triple murder after the “ heavily dismembered” remains of three people were found in a dumpster in the city of Forth Worth. And as it turns out, the alleged murderer now in custody has confessed to several other killings at different times […]
This is a birthday wish gone TERRIBLY wrong! Nicole Richie celebrated her 40th on Tuesday, and it was a real barn burner — well, SOMETHING burned! The reality star shared a hilarious (and terrifying!) clip from her b-day bash that captured the moment things went off the rails in the most shocking way. In the […]
Enlarge (credit: Kyle Monoon | Mercury News | Getty) California is famous for its beach weather, but it’s also growing increasingly infamous for its “fire weather, ” which is when high temperatures, strong winds, and low humidity combine to prime the landscape to burn. It’s no accident that you’ve been hearing so much about wildfires […]