Battery fires present a new challenge for both first responders and manufacturers. This article is from The Spark, MIT Technology Review’s weekly climate newsletter. To receive it in your inbox every ...

A new social media challenge has students causing their school-issued Chromebooks to start smoking and even catch fire, causing schools to evacuate in some cases. To take part in the challenge, ...

Southwest Airlines now requires passengers to keep portable power packs visible while charging devices onboard. This policy aims to mitigate the risk of fires caused by lithium-ion batteries, a ...

A wildfire burns in the hills of a Los Angeles suburb, leaping from one patch of dry brush to another as it approaches a cluster of homes. The landscaping at the first house burns, but the house ...