afghanistan

In 2002, PopSci explored the tech the US was deploying in the conflict's early days. Here's what to know about these airborne tools of war, past and present.

It's not the first time it's happened.

The cameras got better, but a Hellfire missile is still no scalpel.

A look inside the war-torn country’s hospitals shows a serious scarcity of resources and staff.

It's still orders of magnitude smaller than Little Boy, the bomb dropped on Hiroshima

There have only been nine cases reported this year

Operation Enduring ScanEagle

However, it could have been much worse

Specifically, bubbles may be to blame.

When you absolutely, definitely, need an option that isn't killing someone.