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Explosions

Lumberton, Mississippi

Salmon/Sterling Nuclear Tests Marker

This largely forgotten piece of Cold War history stands hidden in the woods just north of the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

If You Had to Have a Scandal in 2017, Why Not Make It a Charming One?

The highlights of the lowlights.

Natasha Frost December 19, 2017

Omaha, Nebraska

Site of a Japanese Balloon Bomb Explosion

These experimental weapons brought World War II to Nebraska as well as 26 other U.S. states.

The Bizarre Case of New Zealand's Exploding Pants

Weeds. Chemicals. Fire. Trousers.

Eric Grundhauser September 20, 2017

Almeida, Portugal

Fortress of Almeida

The medieval town's star-shaped walls are geometrically dazzling, though not entirely impenetrable.

Forest Park, Illinois

Haymarket Martyrs Monument

Chicago’s incendiary role in the labor movement.

Heligoland, Germany

Heligoland

This strategic isle was once swapped between empires and almost entirely destroyed in a bomb explosion.

Exploding Zombie Caterpillars Rain Death From on High

Creepy, yes, but not apocalyptic.

Natasha Frost August 2, 2017

Washington, D.C.

Fireworks Safety Zone on the National Mall

On the Fourth of July this area will transform into a Pompeii-like storm of falling embers and ash.

A Broken Kyiv Water Main Caused an Impressive Street Explosion

Asphalt shouldn't bend like that.

Eric Grundhauser May 31, 2017

Parachute, Colorado

Rulison Nuclear Test Site

The site where a nuclear bomb was lowered over 8,000 feet underground and detonated as an experiment in natural gas extraction.

Halifax, Nova Scotia

Face in the Window at St. Paul's Church

The profile of one ill-fated deacon was emblazoned forever on this church window during the Halifax explosion.

Siberia Has Installed Its First 'Exploding Pingo Detector'

The sensor will warn scientists about methane-filled hills on the tundra.

Cara Giaimo April 11, 2017

Oregon Blows Up a Massive Boulder

The 200-ton interloper didn't last long.

Cara Giaimo March 31, 2017

Tainan City, Taiwan

Yanshui Beehive Fireworks Festival

A festival where people vie to be bombarded by exploding clusters of fireworks.

Staffordshire, England

The Hanbury Crater

The site of one of the largest non-nuclear explosions in history, created when a massive bomb dump accidentally exploded.

Zhanaarka District, Kazakhstan

Soyuz 11 Memorial

The remains of a monument in the remote Kazakhstani desert dedicated to the only men to die in outer space, the crew of the Soyuz 11 rocket.

Watch a Painstakingly Planned Diet Coke and Mentos Fountain Burst to Life

It's one sweet substance plus another creating an even sweeter explosion.

David Doochin July 5, 2016