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The Air Force used microwave energy to take down a drone swarm
Technology

The Air Force used microwave energy to take down a drone swarm

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Illustration of a submarine communications cable.
Technology

Why the EU wants to build an underwater cable in the Black Sea

By Charlotte Hu

Watch a giant military drone land on a Wyoming highway
Technology

Watch a giant military drone land on a Wyoming highway

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Stunt or sinister: The Kremlin drone incident, unpacked
Technology

Stunt or sinister: The Kremlin drone incident, unpacked

By Kelsey D. Atherton

This online atlas is a goldmine for amateur intelligence sleuths
Technology

This online atlas is a goldmine for amateur intelligence sleuths

By Sarah Scoles

MQ-9 Reaper in flight
Technology

What to know about the MQ-9 Reaper, the drone the US just lost over the Black Sea

By Kelsey D. Atherton

armored vehicle launched bridge
Technology

Ukraine is getting mobile bridges from the US. Here’s how they can help.

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Putin is backing away from New START—here’s what that nuclear treaty does
Technology

Putin is backing away from New START—here’s what that nuclear treaty does

By Kelsey D. Atherton

a military vehicle exits an airplane
Technology

Ukraine is getting flying bombs with a 93-mile range

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Russia’s robot tanklet is being pitched as an anti-armor tool
Technology

Russia’s robot tanklet is being pitched as an anti-armor tool

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Russian spacecraft Soyuz MS-22 docked on the International Space Station while orbiting Earth
Science

Russia will send a replacement ride for stranded ISS astronauts

By Jon Kelvey

These are the tank-destroying vehicles the US is sending to Ukraine
Technology

These are the tank-destroying vehicles the US is sending to Ukraine

By Kelsey D. Atherton

The Patriot missiles going to Ukraine have a long wartime history
Technology

The Patriot missiles going to Ukraine have a long wartime history

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Ukraine could use ‘threat emitters’ to trick Russian pilots
Technology

Ukraine could use ‘threat emitters’ to trick Russian pilots

By Kelsey D. Atherton

A snapshot of the world’s nuclear weapons—and how the numbers are changing
Technology

A snapshot of the world’s nuclear weapons—and how the numbers are changing

By Kelsey D. Atherton

close-up of hand browsing iPad App Store screen with download options
Technology

Russian code found in CDC and US Army apps, according to new report

By Andrew Paul

Ukraine is getting upgraded Soviet T-72B tanks
Technology

Ukraine is getting upgraded Soviet T-72B tanks

By Kelsey D. Atherton

It’s time to stop using ‘kamikaze’ to describe the exploding drones in Ukraine
Technology

It’s time to stop using ‘kamikaze’ to describe the exploding drones in Ukraine

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Two photos of Elon Musk on smartphone screens
Technology

SpaceX says it can no longer fund Ukraine’s Starlink access

By Andrew Paul

Man holding iphone 6 showing Vkontakte app
Technology

Apple removes VKontakte, Russia’s largest social network, from the App Store

By Andrew Paul

Russian protestors holding signs and demonstrating against war with Ukraine
Technology

Meta says it’s shut down a giant Russian misinformation network

By Andrew Paul

Large Hadron Collider experiment view with CERN staff in a hard hat standing near during the Europe gas crisis
Science

Europe’s energy crisis could shut down the Large Hadron Collider

By Rahul Rao

Worries of disaster follow blast close to a second Ukrainian nuclear power plant
Technology

Worries of disaster follow blast close to a second Ukrainian nuclear power plant

By Rob Verger

Why do nuclear power plants need electricity to stay safe?
Technology

Why do nuclear power plants need electricity to stay safe?

By Rob Verger

The US is sending ‘Vampire’ weapons to hunt drones in Ukraine
Technology

The US is sending ‘Vampire’ weapons to hunt drones in Ukraine

By Kelsey D. Atherton

The Navy’s new robotic minesweeper is ready to sniff out explosives at sea
Technology

The Navy’s new robotic minesweeper is ready to sniff out explosives at sea

By Kelsey D. Atherton

drone parts
Technology

Why drones are critical for Russia’s war in Ukraine

By Kelsey D. Atherton

A photo of a phone with someone using Yandex while Russia severely censors the internet.
Technology

How Russia’s ‘digital iron curtain’ threatens all of us

By Stanislav Budnitsky / The Conversation

The US’s latest assist to Ukraine: Rocket launchers with a 43-mile range
Technology

The US’s latest assist to Ukraine: Rocket launchers with a 43-mile range

By Kelsey D. Atherton

What to know about the Caesars, the gigantic truck-mounted artillery units France sent Ukraine
Technology

What to know about the Caesars, the gigantic truck-mounted artillery units France sent Ukraine

By Christina Mackenzie

Russia’s mine-clearing robot has its safety limitations
Technology

Russia’s mine-clearing robot has its safety limitations

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Gas meters on brick wall.
Environment

The EU is struggling to phase out Russian oil and gas

By Thor Benson

Small brown-black migratory bat help in a person's hand with head facing camera
Environment

This itty bitty bat flew across two continents at record speed

By Ella Weaver

The company trying to protect crowded events from drone attacks
Technology

The company trying to protect crowded events from drone attacks

By Kelsey D. Atherton

What we know about the ‘Phoenix Ghost’ drones going to Ukraine
Technology

What we know about the ‘Phoenix Ghost’ drones going to Ukraine

By Kelsey D. Atherton

The US is looking for a new anti-air missile
Technology

The US is looking for a new anti-air missile

By Kelsey D. Atherton

The story behind the Neptune missile, the weapon that sank the Moskva
Technology

The story behind the Neptune missile, the weapon that sank the Moskva

By Kelsey D. Atherton

How technology, both old and new, has shaped the war in Ukraine so far
Technology

How technology, both old and new, has shaped the war in Ukraine so far

By Kelsey D. Atherton

DARPA quietly tested a hypersonic weapon last month
Technology

DARPA quietly tested a hypersonic weapon last month

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Why the threat of explosives will persist long after the war in Ukraine ends
Technology

Why the threat of explosives will persist long after the war in Ukraine ends

By Kelsey D. Atherton

A brief but terrifying history of tactical nuclear weapons
Technology

A brief but terrifying history of tactical nuclear weapons

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Tracing the controversial history of cluster bombs, from the USSR to Ukraine
Technology

Tracing the controversial history of cluster bombs, from the USSR to Ukraine

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Protesters oppose Russia's attack on Ukraine, which is causing a health care crisis.
Health

Russia is destroying Ukraine’s healthcare system

By Hannah Seo

an American drone launching
Technology

How drones are helping fuel propaganda in Ukraine

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Destroyed buildings in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol.
Technology

How urban warfare imperils utilities, public services, and civilians

By Kelsey D. Atherton

A US Marine launching a Switchblade 300 drone during training in desert terrain.
Technology

Everything to know about Switchblades, the attack drones the US gave Ukraine

By Kelsey D. Atherton

White House press briefing with Press Secretary Jen Psaki and Anne Neuberger.
Technology

Why the White House is warning of Russian cyber attacks

By Colleen Hagerty

What a no-fly zone over Ukraine would actually mean
Technology

What a no-fly zone over Ukraine would actually mean

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Smoke rising from Temelin Nuclear Power Plant in Czech Republic against the setting sun
Environment

The war in Ukraine puts new urgency behind Europe’s nuclear energy transition

By Thor Benson

How worried should we be about Russian cyberattacks?
Technology

How worried should we be about Russian cyberattacks?

By Shira Feder

B-52s in flight
Technology

The US flew its most iconic Cold War bomber over Europe

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Oil rig at sunset
Environment

What the bans on Russian fossil fuels actually mean

By Sara Kiley Watson

Outside of Kyiv maternity hospital with sandbags in windows due to Russian airstrikes on Ukraine
Health

Russian bombing of a Ukrainian hospital could violate the Geneva Convention

By Hannah Seo

tank traps
Technology

Ukraine’s answer to Russian tanks involves a classic tactic: metal ‘hedgehogs’

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Chernobyl after the nuclear disaster and before Russia's invasion.
Environment

The Chernobyl nuclear site just lost power. Heres what that means.

By Hannah Seo

A barge near an oil terminal
Environment

The Strategic Petroleum Reserve only covers a fraction of US energy demands

By Philip Kiefer

two soldiers
Technology

These are the weapons in the Ukrainian arsenal

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Ukrainian child receives treatment for wounds from Russian attacks.
Health

Russian attacks are forcing Ukraine’s hospitals underground

By Hannah Seo

three tall rockets in front of a museum park
Science

Ukraine was about to revive its space program. Then Russia invaded.

By Tatyana Woodall

a commercial airplane
Technology

How Biden’s airspace ban will affect Russian airlines

By Rob Verger

nuclear missile test
Technology

A closer look at Russia’s nuclear arsenal—and the rest of the world’s

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Russian forces just captured Chernobyl. What are the radioactive risks?
Technology

Russian forces just captured Chernobyl. What are the radioactive risks?

By Kelsey D. Atherton

natural gas stove
Technology

What a key natural-gas pipeline has to do with the Russia-Ukraine crisis

By Kelsey D. Atherton

How electronic warfare could factor into the Russia-Ukraine crisis
Technology

How electronic warfare could factor into the Russia-Ukraine crisis

By Kelsey D. Atherton