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

Researchers have run the first large-scale field test of deliberately generated fire whirls over crude oil floating on water, and the results challenge conventional thinking about oil-spill cleanup.

Sometimes, the craziest ideas just happen to be the best. Fire whirls burn oil spills faster and cleaner than fire pools, a ...

New Year’s Eve is just around the corner when many folks set off fireworks to ring in the new year. The colors within the fireworks are determined by metallic elements emitting certain colors when ...

An international group of scientists has stated that fire vortices can become an effective tool for eliminating oil spills in the ocean. Despite the seeming extremity of the idea, experiments have ...

"Our goal is to harness the chaotic nature of fire whirls as a powerful, precise restoration tool, to protect coastlines, marine ecosystems and the environment as a whole." While it sounds ...

In the frantic hours following an offshore oil spill, emergency responders face a destructive decision: let the oil spread or ignite it. Once ignited, it creates an ‘in-situ’ fire pool that stops the ...

Krissy Worth & John Krekelberg with Hands On! Discovery Center, showed us how to make a tornado in a bottle and a fire tornado using ordinary household items! Please take a moment and watch the video ...

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) - A fire vortex was spotted at the Deer Creek Fire. So we wanted to know the science behind how these form. A quick chat with our Chief Meteorologist Stephen Bowers, ...

"Our goal is to harness the chaotic nature of fire whirls as a powerful, precise restoration tool, to protect coastlines, marine ecosystems and the environment as a whole." The post Scientists Suggest ...