NEW YORK - A 15-year-old boy damaged his eyes while playing with a laser pointer he'd bought over the Internet, say doctors who warn that dangerously high-powered versions are easily available online.

The filmer told Newsflare: "Witness the incredible power of this blue laser pointer as it ignites a match from 21 inches away! This demonstration showcases the laser's extreme energy output and ...

Neal J. Riley is a digital producer for CBS Boston. He has been with WBZ-TV since 2014. His work has appeared in The Boston Globe and The San Francisco Chronicle. Neal is a graduate of Boston ...

NEW YORK -- A 15-year-old boy damaged his eyes while playing with a laser pointer he'd bought over the Internet, say doctors who warn that dangerously high-powered versions are easily available online ...

SANTA ROSA — Authorities arrested a Santa Rosa man after tracking down the source of a high-power laser pointer that blinded a sheriff's helicopter crew for several seconds last week. The Sonoma ...

To astronomers, the new breed of hand-held laser pointer is a way to write in the sky, its two-mile-long beam allowing them to trace constellations and point out individual stars. To a lost hiker, the ...

Powerful laser pointers are continuously being pointed at aircraft, which can distract or even temporarily blind pilots and their crews. WSJ's Ashby Jones discusses the dangers and risks on Lunch ...

The University of Arizona’s Data Diversity Lab gives researchers a new way to picture the future of life on Earth. By blending ecology, evolution and advanced data science, the lab creates tools aimed ...

Reports of lasers illegally pointed at aircrafts in flight rose to a new high in 2023, the latest spike in a series of steady increases during the past decade. Laser strikes reported to the Federal ...