A powerful enough laser beam could blind spy satellites. According to a recent report in The Space Review, Russia is building a new ground-based laser…
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Computer simulations provide startling data on the global impact of nuclear war. The threat of nuclear warfare is back to the forefront following Russia’s invasion…
Troops who had genes that help metabolize sarin nerve gas were less likely to develop symptoms. For three decades, scientists have debated the underlying cause…
Hypersonic missiles can change course to avoid detection and anti-missile defenses. Credit: U.S. Air Force On March 18, 2022, Russia launched a hypersonic missile against…
Much of the region around Chernobyl has been untouched by people since the nuclear disaster in 1986. The site of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant…
This intercontinental ballistic missile was launched as part of Russia’s test of its strategic forces in 2020. Credit: Russian Defense Ministry Press Service The prospect…
The Kremlin in Moscow. Putin has kept most oligarchs at a distance – literally and figuratively. U.S. President Joe Biden and other world leaders are…
Ukraine and Russia are two countries that border each other in Eastern Europe. On February 24, 2022, Russia sent its army into Ukraine and began…
International Space Station as seen from Space Shuttle Discovery during STS-119. Credit: NASA The world is on high alert because of the unfolding crisis between…
Russia and Ukraine: What is at stake in this crisis? Northwestern experts in history, international relations and political science explain. As Russian forces close in…
The Russian assault on Ukraine, which began in the early hours of February 24, 2022, was launched after weeks of Russian disinformation that included false…
The U.S. has been warning for weeks about the possibility of Russia invading Ukraine, and threatening retaliation if it does. Just eight years after Russia’s…
The invention of bit and bridle eventually led to the evolution of armed mounted warriors like the one depicted in an Assyrian relief from 8th…
Reconnaissance Marine training is deliberately difficult. About 25-40% of entering services members voluntarily withdraw within the first month. While some characteristics of attrition have been…
In a test, untreated fabric (left-hand panel) burns completely after a flame is removed, whereas fabric treated with phytic acid (right panels) is self-extinguishing in…
The smart protection mechanism of responsive nanotube membranes against environmental threats. The collapse of actuating polymer chains on the contaminated membrane surface prevents nerve agents…
The U.S. Army’s investment for the 10 year, Army-led foundational research program has resulted in advanced science in four critical areas of ground combat robotics…
Rocket bomb damage to Chrysler Works, London, September 12, 1944. Credit: Crown Copyright courtesy of The National Archives A researcher from the University of York…
Army researchers are on a mission to understand the value of the molecular ‘living’ functionality of muscle, and the fundamental mechanics that would need to…
A nuclear war between India and Pakistan could, over the span of less than a week, kill 50-125 million people—more than the death toll during…