Mass firings, buyouts and heightened uncertainty led to an exodus of federal workers in 2025. More than 300,000 employees ...

Omar Yaghi thinks crystals with gaps that capture moisture could bring technology from “Dune” to the arid parts of Earth.

An arctic air blast swept south from Canada, spreading into the northern United States. Meanwhile, residents of the Pacific ...

Growing up with a father who made a living for his family as a birthday clown, San Antonio brothers Jose and Fernando Tapia learned early on that they wanted balloons to always be part of their lives.

It’s the day before Thanksgiving and the 99th annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade. Preparations are underway on New York’s Upper West Side, where the floats are lining up, and the iconic balloons ...

The Balloon Museum has opened its 'Pop Air' exhibition in Houston, featuring inflatable, light-based and interactive works by artists from several countries. The museum project began in Rome in 2021 ...

MIT researchers have found a way to use the mechanical vibrations of sound waves to shake water molecules free from a storage medium. The breakthrough significantly speeds up the process of harvesting ...

We lined up a wall of water balloons to see how many it would take to stop an arrow. The results were way more dramatic than expected. Every shot hit differently, sending bursts of water and color ...

MARYVILLE, Calif. — A California man was showered with glass from his windshield after a frozen water balloon was thrown at his car, breaking the glass. Alex Plant said he was driving home from work ...

Lithuania’s prime minister has said it’s “a hybrid attack” -- hundreds of weather balloons flying across the border from Belarus, causing airport chaos. But the incidents also point to a long-standing ...

MARYSVILLE, Calif. -- A man in California was injured after he says a passing vehicle threw a frozen balloon, shattering his windshield while he was driving. "It came through the window and hit me in ...