The Southern Plains have long been thought of as Tornado Alley, but with recent activity creeping toward the Deep South, experts say it’s time to rethink what we know about America’s twister hotspot.

Researchers from the University of Greifswald and the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy (MPIA) in Heidelberg (both in Germany) have developed a prototype experimental setup that simulates flow ...

Scientists created 17-foot fire whirls that burn oil spills faster and cleaner than conventional methods, reducing soot by 40 ...

The LIFT project is working to gain insight into the structure of tornadoes and their wind speeds, in order to better understand the damage they can cause and improve societal preparedness.

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NORMAN, OK -- The first phase of an $11.9 million experiment to study tornadoes ended with researchers only finding one twister during a 35-day period. The initial phase of the Verification of ...

Last time the online creators from “Mommy and Me: The Listers” visited the “Houston Life” studio, mom Crystal Lister and her daughters Kinsley and Krissy literally passed fire from hand-to-hand.

Traditional cleanup methods, like skimming or burning on the surface, often work slowly or produce thick smoke that creates more problems. Now, American scientists are exploring a bold alternative: ...

This photo shows the upper part of the water tornado model. The acrylic glas tank has a diameter of 50 centimetres and is illuminated with LED strips. The water forms a vortex whose surface shape ...