A velvet ant bite like “hot oil from the deep fryer” delivers an array of peptides that inflicts pain on insects and mammals alike.

A unit has exploded into flames on the Gold Coast, with one man climbing off a balcony to safety. Authorities say the fire started when a man tried to cool an overheating lithium-ion battery from ...

An apartment complex in Southport on the Gold Coast was evacuated as firefighters battled an early-morning inferno.

A man was seen escaping from his burning apartment on the Gold Coast by climbing over the balcony just moments before the fire engulfed his unit. The fire, which tore through the upper level of ...

Additional information collected about the earthquake may also prompt U.S.G.S. scientists to update the shake-severity map. Aftershocks can occur days, weeks or even years after the first earthquake.

The recently ignited Border fire has already surpassed 5,300 acres in size and is inching toward two U.S. Border Patrol offices near the active edge of the blaze in San Diego County. Multiple ...

Emergency services were called to the fire on Worendo St in Southport at 5.49am on Tuesday. A Queensland Fire Department spokeswoman said they had six crews on scene battling the inferno inside ...

LET’S GO TO L.A. COUNTY NOW, WHERE A FIRE HAS FORCED THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ... STILL A GOOD PORTION OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ALONG THE COAST. SOME OF THE VALLEYS ARE NOT UNDER THIS.

Strong winds returned this week, leading meteorologists to issue red flag warnings advising people of critical fire weather. Firefighters have made significant progress fighting the largest ...

Another fire is ablaze in Southern California, igniting Thursday near San Diego, continuing weeks of blazes in Southern California. The Border 2 Fire was discovered around 2:30 p.m. PT in the Otay ...