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Mar 17, 2021

6,000 WWII-era bomb craters mapped in Poland

Toward the end of World War II, Allied planes dropped tens of thousands of bombs on a region of Germany that's now part of Poland, and the devastation is recorded in thousands of craters that remain to this day. Researchers recently mapped and analyzed the deeply scarred landscape for the...

Mar 29, 2021

3 Russian nuclear submarines simultaneously punch through Arctic ice

Three Russian navy submarines punched their way through several feet of sea ice in the Arctic to surface simultaneously within a few hundred feet of each other — one of the first times the tricky naval maneuver has been achieved. A video released by Russia's Ministry of Defence shows the...

May 5, 2021

Who Was Napoleon Bonaparte?

Napoleon Bonaparte rose from a family of minor nobles on the French island of Corsica to become ruler of much of continental Europe. After his 1815 defeat at the Battle of Waterloo (in what is now Belgium), he was forced into exile on the remote island of St. Helena in...

May 18, 2021

Mysterious neurological symptoms are appearing in US diplomats and spies around the world

A mysterious neurological ailment first reported by U.S. personnel in Havana, Cuba, may be more widespread among diplomats, soldiers and spies than previously thought. More than 60 people have reported sudden episodes of nausea, dizziness and headaches from incidents overseas, The New York Times reported. In at least a few...

Jul 4, 2021

When did the Brits and Yanks become allies again after the Revolutionary War?

After the Americans and their allies won the Revolutionary War against the British in 1783, relations between the two nations were abysmal. But today, the United States and the United Kingdom have a special relationship. So when, exactly, did the trans-Atlantic cousins become friends after all that tea was dumped...

Aug 25, 2021

Nazi bomb plot cubes could finally be identified

Scientists have developed a new method to identify and trace the origins of hundreds of uranium cubes that went missing from the Nazi atomic weapons program. More than 600 Heisenberg cubes — vital components of the Nazis' plans to build both a nuclear reactor and an atomic bomb and named...

Nov 3, 2021

Nuclear-powered US submarine collided with a hidden underwater mountain, Navy reveals

A nuclear-powered U.S. submarine that ran aground in the South China Sea last month collided with an uncharted seamount, according to a U.S. Navy investigation. The USS Connecticut, a Seawolf-class fast-attack submarine, collided with an unknown object in international waters on Oct. 2, causing minor to moderate injuries to 11...

Dec 16, 2021

Holiday sale: Read a free issue of History of War magazine and save up to 33% on subscriptions

From the military conquests of Ancient Rome, to the high-speed dog fights of the Second World War, History of War magazine takes you through the stories, strategies, heroes and machines of armed conflict across the centuries. In each issue, History of War brings you some of the most astounding and...

Jan 6, 2022

Winston Churchill: Quotations, wartime service and family

Winston Churchill was one of the foremost statesmen of the 20th century. A political leader, orator, prolific author, artist and soldier, his service as Prime Minister of Great Britain during World War II and his central role in the Allied victory are recognized today as key influences in the post-war...

Jan 19, 2022

Will the Doomsday Clock move forward or back? Watch live to find out

A hypothetical timepiece ticks ever-closer to midnight — the hour of humanity's annihilation — and it's about to be reset. Since 1947, nuclear scientists and other experts have acted as timekeepers for the Doomsday Clock. A team of advisers, researchers and policy specialists with the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists...

Feb 24, 2022

What is cyberwarfare?

The world is in the grip of a new age of conflict, cyberwarfare. Countries are using hackers to target power grids, financial markets and government computer systems of rival nations, all with potential results that are every bit as devastating as any bullet or bomb. The idea of using tech...

Mar 1, 2022

America's nuke-resistant 'doomsday plane' spotted doing training mission over Nebraska

The U.S. Air Force's nuclear-bomb-resistant doomsday plane took to the skies for a brief training mission Monday (Feb. 28), shortly after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced he would be putting his country's nuclear forces on high alert, according to news reports. The doomsday plane — a modified Boeing 747 named...

Mar 9, 2022

Children's hospital destroyed by Russian bombs in 'atrocious' civilian attack, Ukraine says

Russian forces bombed and destroyed a hospital complex – including a 600-bed maternity hospital and a children's ward – in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol on Wednesday (March 9), according to Ukrainian officials. At least 17 civilians have been reported injured in the bombing, while further details about potential casualties...

Mar 11, 2022

The 9 most powerful nuclear weapon explosions

The United States and Russia now have thousands of nuclear weapons each, with China, France, the United Kingdom, India, Pakistan, North Korea and Israel also having nukes. The ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine has sparked fears that such nuclear weapons could end up being used. Here, Live Science takes a...

Mar 11, 2022

Ukraine should destroy 'high-threat' pathogens, WHO says

The World Health Organization (WHO) recommended that Ukrainian public health labs that handle infectious agents destroy any high-threat pathogens to prevent potential spills during the ongoing Russian invasion, the agency told Reuters on Thursday (March 10). The WHO previously worked with Ukrainian public health labs to establish security protocols aimed...