The Army Thinks Their New Rifle Will Be Like an iPhone
There are not many ways in which an iPhone resembles a battle rifle, but military officials searching for a contractor…
Gig Workers Unknowingly Helped Google and the Pentagon Build AI for Drones: Report
The future of artificial intelligence and war sounds dizzyingly high-tech, but that’s not always the case.
Exclusive: Michael B. Jordan Opens Up About His New Animated Series gen:LOCK
Rooster Teeth’s new animated series gen:LOCK from Gray Haddock is a near-future sci-fi fantasy set in a world where war…
British Kids From the 1960s Had Some Really Dark Predictions for the Future
Some of the most interesting predictions for the future don’t come from expert futurists or well-financed think tanks,…
World War I-Era German Submarine Resurfaces From the Sand Near French Coast
The remains of SM UC-61, a World War I German minelaying submarine (also known as a U-boat) is resurfacing on the coast…
U.S. Strategic Command Helpfully Reminds World It Could Still Annihilate Everyone Before Midnight
The United States Strategic Command—a high-level U.S. military unified command that oversees everything from nuclear…
Russia Tests New Hypersonic Missile System Under Direct Orders From President Putin [Updated]
Russia tested a new hypersonic glide missile system today under direct orders from President Vladimir Putin, according…
Russian Arms Maker Reveals Mecha 'Concept' That Looks Suspiciously Like a Giant Robot Statue
Russian arms manufacturer Kalashnikov is showing off its latest and greatest death machines at the Army-2018…
The Futuristic Invisible Wall That Was Supposed to Protect Entire Towns From Missiles in 1959
When you hear about the concept of missile defense in space, your first thought might be Ronald Reagan’s Strategic…
Morbid Researchers Imagine a 'Best-Case Scenario' for Nuclear War, and the Results Are Grim
There are currently about 15,000 nuclear warheads on Earth—enough to blow our planet to kingdom come. It’s complete…
Scientists Match Pollution in Greenland’s Ice Sheet to Events from Ancient Greece and Rome
We tend to associate industrial pollution with the modern era, but human civilizations have been contaminating the…
North Korea Plans to Adjust Time Zone After Spending Two Years 30 Minutes Behind South Korea
North Korea has been 30 minutes behind South Korea ever since Kim Jong Un created “Pyongyang Time” in 2015. But…
Air Force Launches First ICBM Test of the Year in Lead Up to Talks Between US and North Korea
The US Air Force conducted America’s first successful intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) test of the year,…
AI Could Dramatically Increase Risk of Nuclear War by 2040, Says New Report
The common conception of a technologically enabled apocalypse foresees a powerful artificial intelligence that, either…
Winner of DARPA Robot Competition Partners with Weapons Company, AI Researchers Call For Boycott
Top researchers in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) have called for a boycott of the South Korean university…
The Complex Legacy of World War I's Women Scientists
During World War I, far away from the lines of battle, the UK was faced with a different crisis. As thousands of…
Termite Armies Send Their Oldest Soldiers to Die First
You might not be cool sending your elderly grandparents to front lines of war. But termites think differently—if…
China May Be Testing a Ship-Mounted Railgun
As the U.S. commitment to its long-running railgun program appears ready to wane, China’s own program might be winding…
Detonating Landmines Is Better for the Environment Than Deactivating Them, Research Suggests
Scottish and Australian researchers have found surprising evidence than detonating landmines, lethal explosives that…
War In Africa Is Killing More Than People
Populations of large, wild herbivores aren’t doing that great. Some 60 percent of large herbivore species are…