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Army Eyes African Giant Rat as Bomb Detector

They may not be man's best friend or even a friend at all, but rats someday could be used for what dogs now do: finding bombs. Alexander Ophir, a professor at Oklahoma State University's department of zoology, is getting money from the Army Research Office to study the African giant pouched rat, an animal with bad vision...

From Pat-Downs to Rat-Downs? Scientists Suggest Mice for Airport Security

When you go to the airport, do you feel comfortable getting an enhanced pat-down? What about an enhanced rat-down? Israeli scientists say they have found a way to harness the power of mice to bolster airport security. Brothers Eran and Alon Lumbroso have constructed an explosive detector that looks like a standard...

Underwear Bomb Suspect's Trial Set for October

DETROIT (AP) - A judge on Tuesday set an Oct. 4 trial date for a Nigerian man charged with trying to blow up a Detroit-bound airliner on Christmas Day 2009 using a bomb hidden in his underwear. Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, who is acting as his own lawyer, asked for a 2012 date and said he might not have enough time to...

Antique Grenades Used as Bookends Detonated in Florida

Fire in the home! A police bomb squad was forced to detonate World War II-era grenades after a Florida man pulled the pin on an antique armament that had long been used as a bookend. The DeLand resident called authorities early Jan. 11 and told them he had a bad feeling about a pineapple-style grenade given to him by a...

Cops: Man Arrested for Making Explosive Sex Toy

Blowup sex dolls, sure. But what about sex toys that blow up? Police in Minnesota arrested a 37-year-old man accused of planting explosives in a sex toy, which he allegedly intended to give to one of his ex-lovers. Authorities in Waseca County believe Terry Allen Lester stuffed gunpowder, BB pellets and buckshot into a...

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Robert Bullen: Mortar's Bombs, Babes and Bingo Makes an Impact, But Needs a Clearer Target

A bomb scientist, working for a deeply underground division of the U.S. military, is struggling to put the pieces together from his fractured life.

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Vancouver Island Park Closed Over Unexploded World War II Bombs

Part of Pacific Rim National Park on the west coast of Vancouver Island has been closed to the public because bombs left over from the Second World War might be buried in the sand.

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Land Mines Found In Newark Airport Luggage

A type of explosive widely used during the Vietnam War has been found in luggage at Newark Liberty International Airport.

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06/02/12 Firefighter falls through 2nd floor in Pa. gun shop Source: Wildland Firefighter Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Explosives agents joined state investigators trying to determine the cause of a gun shop fire in Schuylkill, Pa., about 90 miles north of Philadelphia.
06/02/12 Investigation continues into bomb scare Source: The Wenatchee World Online - Wenatchee WA Eastmont School District officials were relieved this morning to find arriving students concerned mostly about the usual teenage hassles â decorating for the prom and acing an SAT test.
06/02/12 Ottertail teen injured in black powder explosion Source: Park Rapids Enterprise - Park Rapids MN Residents of Ottertail were giving moral support on Friday to the family of a 17-year-old boy who was severely injured May 30 when some black powder he was playing with exploded.
06/02/12 How This Man Helped Pull A Live Grenade From A Wounded... Source: Military & Defense - Business Insider It's part of the job for American medical teams to care for civilians caught up in the bloody mess of Afghanistan fighting, so when a call came over the radio January 12, to help an injured three-year-old girl, an Army medical team rushed to save her.
06/02/12 Dynamite sticks thought to be sausages Source: Sky News - Australia A Swedish man charged with possessing several sticks of dynamite had thought they were sausages.

Background on explosives

An explosive material, also called an explosive, is a reactive substance that contains a great amount of potential energy that can produce an explosion if released suddenly, usually accompanied by the production of light, heat, sound, and pressure.

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