U.S. Hypersonic Missile: U.S. Secretly Tests Hypersonic Weapon

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Air Force tested Lockheed Martin’s Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept in March, but kept it secret to avoid increasing tensions with Russia. A DARPA press release said the missile was initially accelerated up to..

Lessons From Russian Invasion of Ukraine for Taiwan

TAIPEI, TAIWAN ⁠— Russia’s surprising struggles in Ukraine present various lessons for the world in dealing with a possible Chinese invasion of Taiwan, according to the War on the Rocks site. Firstly, Russia’s military buildup outside..

Microplastic In Stomach: You’re Eating A Credit Card’s Worth of Plastic Every Week

VIENNA, AUSTRIA — Humans are consuming about five grams of plastic, the equivalent to a credit card’s worth, every week, according to a new review in the Health and Exposure journal. Gut News explains that both microplastics, between 0.001..

Roman Abramovich ‘Poisoned’ During Peace Talks: Animated Reenactment of Poisoning

KYIV — Roman Abramovich poisoned: explainer. Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich and two Ukrainian negotiators were allegedly poisoned after eating chocolates and drinking water during informal peace talks last month. According to The Wall..

Russian Invasion: Radioactive Dust at Chernobyl Not Main Nuclear Danger

CHERNOBYL, UKRAINE — Russian soldiers who drove their vehicles through Chernobyl’s toxic ‘red forest’ kicked up clouds of radioactive dust on their way to capturing the nuclear site in the opening days of Russia’s invasion, according to..

‘Edge of Tomorrow’ — Ukraine’s Never-Ending Battle Near Kyiv

HOSTOMEL, UKRAINE — After Russia attacked and took the airport at Hostomel — also known as Antonov Airport — on the first day of the invasion, the Ukrainians fought back. That night a small force of Ukrainian paratroopers infiltrated the..

Militarization of the South China Sea: Philippines China Tensions as China Risks Collision

MANILA, PHILIPPINES — The Philippine Coast Guard has accused a Chinese Coast Guard boat of steering within meters of one of its vessels in the South China Sea, according to Agence France Presse. The incident occured March 2, near the contested..

Ukraine Airport Battle: Ambush at Zero Dark Thirty

HOSTOMEL, UKRAINE — In part two of this video series we looked at how — on the first day of the Russian invasion — Hostomel airport was hit by first a cruise missile, then by three hours of helicopter strafing, followed by Russian special forces..

Airport Battle: Ukraine Strikes Back

HOSTOMEL, UKRAINE — In part one of this video series we looked at how — on the first day of the Russian invasion — Hostomel airport near Kyiv was hit at 7 a.m. by a Russian cruise missile. A few hours later, dozens of Russian helicopter gunships..

Game of Thrones-Esque Ice Wall Blocked First American Migrants

CORVALLIS, OREGON — A massive wall of ice may have stopped the first people entering the Americas doing so via the land bridge that connected it with Asia, according to a study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, which instead..

Ukraine: The Intense Battle For Hostomel Airport

HOSTOMEL, UKRAINE — Russia says it sent 200 helicopters to attack Hostomel airport outside Kyiv on the first day of the invasion of Ukraine. First-hand accounts of what happened that day now explain why Russia is still struggling to make use of the..

China Plane Crash: China Eastern Airlines MU5735 Plane Crash Animation

WUZHOU, CHINA — China Eastern Airlines flight MU5735 pulled out of one nosedive before another sent it crashing to the ground, according to flight data cited by the South China Morning Post. On Monday, the Boeing 737-800[c] was traveling from..

Antarctic Heat Wave: Antarctica and Arctic Both Experience Historic High Temperatures

ANTARCTICA — Antarctic heat wave explained. Earth's poles have been experiencing major heat waves simultaneously, with the Arctic 6 degrees Fahrenheit warmer than the 1979 to 2000 average on Friday, March 18, and the Antarctic, heading toward..

NASA’s Most Powerful Ever Rocket (SLS) May Be Its Last

WASHINGTON — As NASA successfully moved its massive new Space Launch System rocket to Pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center on Friday, March 18, ready for tests that pump more than 3.2 million liters of cryogenic propellants into its tanks, Space site..