A cell capable of exploding like a tiny biological grenade has just been identified in flatworms. Named "ruptoblast," it ...

Stanford scientists have discovered a new type of immune cell that kills surrounding cells via explosion—a cellular detonation so fast and complete that the cell vanishes within minutes, leaving no ...

Could your cellphone battery kill you? ABC 7 NEWS and a family in Alexandria, Virginia is asking that question Wednesday at 11 pm. Matt Flahive and his family woke up to an exploding Samsung Galaxy ...

WASHINGTON Curtis Sathre said it was like a bomb going off. His 13-year-old son Michael stood stunned, his ears ringing, hand gushing blood and body covered in black ash. In a split second last August ...

A Stanford study has uncovered ruptosis, a rapid immune defence in flatworms where specialised cells explode to destroy foreign cells and pathogens.