Some weapons used by the U.S. military are so powerful they can pose a threat to the people who fire them. When weapons are fired, an invisible blast wave travels through the brains of anyone nearby.

Administrative buildings which house committees and subdivisions of the Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian parliament) were damaged in a Russian drone attack on Kyiv on 1 January. Source: Verkhovna Rada ...

When military personnel fire certain powerful weapons, they are exposed to a blast wave that sends blood surging from the body to the brain. This "tsunami in the body" is one way a blast can injure ...

The prevalence of armed conflicts, terrorist attacks and industrial accidents necessitates clinician understanding of blast injuries in both civilian and military settings. Blast injuries are a ...

Dust particles form as dying red giant stars throw off material and become part of interstellar clouds of various sizes, densities and temperatures. his cosmic dust is then destroyed by supernova ...