Researchers from Texas A&M and UC Berkeley have successfully conducted the first large-scale experiment using fire whirls to clean up offshore oil spills. The tornado-like spinning-flame method could ...

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 ...

The research team engineered a setup of three 16-foot-tall walls placed in a triangular pattern, to twist airflow around an ignited crude-oil-coated pool of water. The result: a nearly 17-foot-tall ...

Imagine a tornado spinning over an erupting supervolcano. The result would be catastrophic beyond comprehension. While such a collision is incredibly unlikely, exploring it reveals just how ...