It was a freak accident, Con Ed says -- and one that makes New Yorkers shudder because it mirrors the nightmares of many.

One witness thought the unfortunate victim had fallen into scalding hot water with burn treatment equipment seen littering ...

A 56-year-old woman fell into an open maintenance hole on a busy New York City street and died, police and utility officials ...

Police found the 56-year-old unconscious and unresponsive after she stepped out of her vehicle into the manhole on the city's ...

A Russian vessel allegedly transporting nuclear cargo sank in the Mediterranean. Discover the explosive details of this ...

According to scientists, red supergiant stars should produce more supernovas. But astronomers just aren’t spotting them. Here's how they plan to crack the case. The James Webb Space Telescope is ...

A Hollywood woman narrowly escaped injury when the electric wheelchair she purchased from a thrift store exploded in her driveway minutes after she moved it outside. Alexandra Anaya's home security ...

DENVER — Tiny, exploding black holes might explain one of the biggest mysteries about how the universe, in its current form, came to be. In the cosmos, matter is much more common than antimatter. But ...

In effect, an exploding black hole, like the Big Bang itself, would be the ultimate particle collider, revealing hitherto unknown aspects of nature’s repertoire that could account for the dark matter.

Have you ever been drifting off to sleep when suddenly you hear what sounds like a gunshot, a door slamming, or an explosion inside your head? You jolt awake, heart pounding, sit upright in bed, but ...