Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Bressan is a geologist who covers curiosities about Earth. There would be no bright and colorful fireworks without rocks and ...

MAYWOOD, Calif. — A commercial fire that drove 300 people from their homes outside Los Angeles continued to burn Wednesday as it fed on 10,000 pounds of magnesium shavings, officials said. Water can't ...

ANDERSON, Ind. (AP) - Investigators found that broken pipes might have been the source of the water feeding a magnesium fire that prompted authorities to evacuate thousands of people from their homes, ...

ANDERSON, Ind. (AP) - Heavy equipment began clearing debris Wednesday so investigators could enter a factory where burning magnesium prompted the evacuation of thousands of people last week. It could ...

Magnesium metal is one of the lightest metals and it's commonly used in a lot of things, like cars and electronics. But what I think is really interesting about it, is what happens when it's lit on ...

Thousands of people evacuated because of a magnesium fire at a recycling plant were allowed to return home Saturday, but the blaze still could take days to burn itself out after firefighters gave up ...

Photographer Jeff Fitzwater took this photo of a burning U.S. Postal Service Long Life Vehicle on Oyster Avenue in Ketchikan on Friday, Feb. 11. South Tongass Fire Chief Steve Rydeen attributes the ...